Put a Feather On it
By LeRoy Grafe of the Institute of American Indian Arts
Film
Student 2018
Writing Contest Honorable Mentions
Autumn’s Reign
Tree of Life by Brooke McNae of College of the Muscogee Nation
All I knew was that I lost one of my best friends. Then, I cried hard, like a dam bursting.
What a Night
Wade Shannah of Navajo Technical University won the 2018 TCJ Student Film Contest with his creatively frenzied and edgy horror-noir picture What a Night.
A Visit from Grandma
Morning Blessing by Lathan Pablo of Navajo Technical University
There was a strange but familiar smell, it was a mixture of musky perfume, sage, and beef soup. I knew for sure who it was in my kitchen, and it wasn’t a burglar, it was my Grandma.
Dead Squirrel Theatre
Nature Wheels by Madeline Lamb of College of the Muscogee Nation
My friend Jon and I were in one of our moods of being destructive little men wreaking havoc on the small town of Ontonagon.
What’s Better Left Unsaid
Dream Colors by Debberona Begaye of Navajo Technical University
And one day she was sure she’d come to love her baby too. It was a bit of cosmic mercy in the midst of hell.