February 5 – March 29, 2016

For many, the term “the West” is likely to conjure memories of screen cowboys, like John Wayne, or anti-heroes, like Clint Eastwood. Movies played a huge role in creating the popular image of an entire chapter of history, not to mention many misguided or harmful stereotypes about Native Americans.

Part of Westward O, a celebration of all things west in Omaha, corresponding with Joslyn Art Museum’s Go West! Art of the American Frontier from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West exhibition, this series will offer an opportunity to revel in beloved, classic films and also to think about how these works of art impact or perception of America, past and present.

Curated in collaboration with Toby Jurovics, Joslyn’s Chief Curator & Richard and Mary Holland Curator of American Western Art, the series includes beloved standard-bearers that helped establish the wholesome image of the open range, psychological westerns that challenged ideas of right and wrong, and more recent takes on the genre that reflect changes in filmmaking and the cultural zeitgeist. Jurovics will introduce a Saturday, February 20, screening of HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER, at 1 pm.

In addition, Charles “Boots” Kennedye, a documentary filmmaker with Vision Maker Media and a member of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma, will introduce each showing of THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN.

Film Streams’ repertory programming is sponsored by Omaha Steaks.