Silver Bullet Productions

UPCOMING EVENTS

Canes of Power Screening

April 11, 2012

Biannual Fundraiser

May 12, 2012

Silver Bullet Productions biannual fundraiser will be held at the beautiful Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe. The banter of Award winning Author Michael McGarrity and Actor, Director, and activist, Wes Studi, moderated by Kirk Ellis, will engage you in the evening’s theme, “Myths and Stereotypes of Native Americans in Literature and Film.” 

The evening will begin with a silent auction and cocktails and appetizers while you are being mesmerized by McGarrity, Studi, and Ellis. Seated dinner, a live auction, and dessert are a part of the event. If you have followed the rave revues of the Luminaria Restaurant, you know the quality of the food and atmosphere to expect from the Inn and Spa at Loretta. Those attending will receive either a gift certificate for Michael McGarrity’s newest book Hard Country to be released in June 2012, or a Wes Studi film DVD.

Tickets are $150 per person. Click here to purchase tickets. More information can be found on the Event flyer. Money raised by this event will go to projects that fulfill the goal of engaging rural and Pueblo students in hands on filmmaking which empowers them, enhances their academic and economic opportunities, and preserves community, culture and heritage. Such projects include suicide prevention workshops in Pueblo communities as well as the development of documentaries such as CANES OF POWER.

One of the many benefits to SBP friends of collaborating with Inn and Spa at Loretto is a discount at this beautiful facility. Anyone who mentions Silver Bullet Productions will receive a 20% discount off all food and non alcoholic beverages at the Luminaria Restaurant and the Living Room, as well as on Spa treatments. The Inn is also offering a discounted room rate for those wanting to stay at the Inn for the May 12, 2012, fund raising event. This discounted room rate expires April 12, so please make your reservations soon!

More information about the Inn and Spa at Loretto and their specials can be found at www.innatloretto.com. For menus and dining reservations, click here.

PAST EVENTS

SCREENINGS OF ANCIENT PATHWAYS - MODERN LEADERS

April 14 & August 16, 2011

There is significance to the role of pueblo “heroes” in community life that is greater than self; leadership, an expression of Pueblo values, is service to the greater community. In pueblos, spirituality and service are the basic qualities against which leaders are judged. Leaders are chosen for character, knowledge, and commitment to cultural survival. Individuals do not seek power or control, nor do they demand fame or authority. Leaders are not self-selected, but nourished, encouraged and chosen based on the commitment and skills needed by a community at a given time (American Indian Research and Policy Institute, 1999). This 45-minute documentary film is a profound and stimulating glimpse into this model of leadership that has sustained a culture for more than a thousand years.

Two very successful screenings of the film have been held. Over 200 attendees viewed the initial screening of the documentary film on April 14, 2011, at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Sponsors were the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, IAIA (Institute of American Indian Arts), WA&A (Western Art & Architecture Magazine), La Fonda on the Plaza, and GCCE (Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship).

The second screening, which was standing room only, was held on August 16, 2011, and sponsored by the Southwest Association of American Indian Arts (SWAIA) and The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).

Silver Bullet Productions is very grateful to these sponsors for their support!

CANES OF POWER – Symbols of Pueblo Sovereignty

March 31, 2011 Reception

On March 31, Silver Bullet Productions hosted a fund raising event at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe to support the development of a new documentary film, “CANES OF POWER – Symbols of Pueblo Sovereignty.” Silver Bullet acknowledges and thanks major supporters of this event and of the proposed film, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and Western Art & Architecture Magazine. A special thanks goes to Charmay Allred for her very generous underwriting of the reception, as well as to the speakers and presenters: Conroy Chino (Acoma), Wes Studi (Cherokee), Governor Randall Vicente (Acoma), Governor Marcellus Medina (Zia), JoAnn Melchor (Santo Domingo), and Dr. Matthew Martinez (Ohkay Owingeh).

Silver Bullet Productions is indebted to our “Canes of Power” Honorary Committee: Michael McGarrity, Maura Studi, Wes Studi, Bruce McKenna, Hampton Sides, Kirk Ellis, Ali MacGraw, Representative Brian Egolf, Kelly Egolf, Gov. George Rivera (Pojoaque), Mayor David Coss, and Joe Garcia (Ohkay Owingeh). We further recognize the hard work of the Reception Committee of Charlene Kellner, Gayle Wein, Brad Jones, Dottie Shively, Jan Chavez-Wilcynski, Patricia Link, Nick Durrie and Pam Pierce.

President Abraham Lincoln recognized Pueblo independence in 1864 by bestowing an ornamental, silver tipped cane to each Pueblo Nation. From more than 500 Indian nations in the U.S., only New Mexico’s 19 Pueblos received these symbolic gifts of sovereign status. The story of the Canes and the struggle for sovereignty will be told by the Pueblo people. The documentary will use a combination of historic narrative, live interviews, video images of current Pueblo communities, and photographic or oral depictions of historic events. Pueblo students will be heavily involved in the research, interviewing and production of the film through a student workshop at SFIS. Once completed, the documentary is intended for distribution through the PBS network throughout the country, and to Pueblo and public school systems in New Mexico and to museums and libraries across our state.

LIGHTS, CAMERA... HISTORY!

May 22, 2010

Thank you for making the May 22, 2010, event a success! The leadership of Silver Bullet’s Board of Directors and Event Committee, the guidance of our hosts Wes and Maura Studi and Ali MacGraw, and The Hotel Santa Fe, and also the generous participation of guests, artists, community members, local businesses, filmmakers, and political leaders coalesced in an evening with sustainable educational benefits. As a result of nearly sold-out attendance and quality auction items, Silver Bullet had funds to provide a Writing and Acting Workshop on suicide prevention to the students of Laguna-Acoma Pueblos High School. In addition, through the generous support of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Silver Bullet produced “ANCIENT PATHWAYS – MODERN LEADERS,” recently selected for showing at the Albuquerque Film Festival in August 2011.

We gratefully acknowledge our event donors and sponsors: New Mexico History Museum, Palace of the Governors; San Manuel Band of Mission Indians; KSFR 101.1FM, Santa Fe Public Radio; ZyloMed; Moss-Adams, LLP; Los Alamos National Bank; and National Geographic’s ‘All Roads Film Project.’