Reel Indigenous
A Real show about Real Indigenous stuff. We talk about all Indigenous things on the screens and everywhere in between. We ain't just real. We're REEL INDIGENOUS.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 172
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Deep Thoughts by RIP Hosts
What makes a Native story a Native story? What makes Native actors Native actors? When will productions start shooting again (soon, we hope).
How do we describe this week's episode? We'll start by say…
Body Horror and Substance
Demi Moore's newest film is a known as a Body Horror film, of which there are many in this genre, including works by Jeff Barnaby, stories of shape shifters and more.
Delve into this gross out niche …
Sugarcane - Why Everyone should see this doc
Sugarcane is the new doc from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie that will soon be streaming on NatGeo. An eloquent look at the painful lasting effects of the re-education schools in Canada, this…
Hey, Viktor! Native Comedy Goes Next Level
Smoke Signals has reached cult status in NDN Country, and now there is a sequel (sorta).
Comic genius Cody Lightning, known as Young Victor, writes, directs and stars in this epic comedy about gettin…
Julianna Brannum talks Docs
Bison, prisons, superfund sites, Palm Royale. Julianna Brannum knows about all of them and share that information with Angela on this week's episode.
What motivates this pioneer documentarian? She sh…
Don't Cancel Gen Z!
Host Noetta forces her niece Lillian to actual sit down and talk to two Gen X Aunties this week. Tune in for a battle of slang, fashion, and of course, lots of loud Auntie laughs as we settle the sco…
RIP Rerun: Jana and Sierra
This week in reruns, we go way back to our first season and two rock stars of television: Jana Schmieding and Sierra Teller Ornelas. We had tons of fun visiting with these two talented ladies. Enjoy!
RIP Rerun with Wes Studi
Enjoy this 2023 episode of our favorite guest: Wes Studi, while you're heading to his favorite place: Santa Fe. Can't wait to see all the pics from Santa Fe Indian Market!
Cherokee Film and more from deadCenter
We wrap up our deadCenter coverage with an interview from Cherokee Film's Brettlyn Bevenue. She shares how they are building Native filmmaking on their reservation through different training programs…
GHOSTS on PBS Short Film Fest!
Join Jeffrey Palmer, Kiowa citizen and filmmaker, as he talks about his short film Ghosts, starring Lane Factor, Kaden Earwood, and Gus Palmer. Be sure to watch it online at the PBS Short Film Festiv…
Emmys! It's a Good Day to be Indigenous!
Noetta and Angela celebrate the recent Emmy nominations for Reservation Dogs, True Detective: Night Country, and Under the Bridge. Lulululu!
Who will win? We go thru the different categories and make…
Author Lily H. Tuzroyluke Writes To Give Peace to her Characters
Lily H Tuzroyluke (Inupiaq/L'ingit/Nisg'a) writes a real page-turner! Full of action, loss, insane whalers and more, her debut novel Sivulliq has been winning awards left and right. She joins Angela …
Loren Waters and Cheyenne Scarborough at deadCenter
Okie filmmakers Loren Waters and Cheyenne Scarborough are rising stars in the film industry. We get to hear about their projects at deadCenter Film Fest and learn more about what drives them.
Natives in AI: Amelia Winger-Bearskin Says Trust the Process
New friend of the pod Amelia Winger-Bearskin gets personal about artificial intelligence and new technology to share the stories she grew up hearing at her grandmother's knee. A citizen of the Seneca…
Mona Susan Power (with Guest star Dr. Lindsey Claire Smith of NYU fame)
In this episode, we chat it up live during Litfest in Tulsa, OK. with the talented Mona Susan Power, Esq (Standing Rock Sioux). Her newest novel, "A Council of Dolls" has recently dropped and so we g…
Washington Football Team Changes Name, Fans React
Donick Cary is a legacy fan of the Washington Football team. One day, son Otis asked him about the name. That conversation turned into the documentary Hail to the Breadsticks, winner of the Best Okla…
RIP Replay-Erica Tremblay at deadCenter 2023
Fancy Dance will be at a theater near you soon! To celebrate, and to recover after deadCenter 2024, we present our interview with writer/director Erica Tremblay in 2023.
The Brain in Monica's Head
We continue our Host Interviews this week with Monica Brain, former journalist, current broadband advocate and raccoon enthusiast.
Our wide-ranging discussion covers the hands, morals and ethics of tr…
deadCenter Film Fest Scoop with Paris Burris
Paris Burris, shorts programmer for deadCenter Film Fest, gives Matt and Angela the scoop on films and parties coming up June 6-9 in Oklahoma City. This is a great chance to get your passes, or volun…
Stories from the Lords of the Plains--In Space!
Author Weyodi OldBear joins us this week to talk about all of the writing projects she is working, including Coyote and Crow RPG, five novels, a graphic novel, and more. She talks about the intricaci…