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This event occurred on Oct 25, 2024.
The first feature film to be entirely dubbed in Comanche, PREY (dir. Dan Trachtenberg, 2022) follows a young woman, Naru, tasked with protecting her people from colonizing French fur traders as well as from Mupitsi—a human-hunting alien Predator. For this prequel in the Predator franchise, producer Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet) worked closely with the production team to ensure the casting, plot, and language were deeply informed by Indigenous storytellers.
Following a screening of the Comanche language dub of the film, Jhane Myers, scholar Dr. Eric Tippeconnic (Comanche), and artist Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo) will discuss science fiction, Indigenous storytelling, and using art to preserve endangered languages and cultures. This program complements the Getty Scholars Program's 2024–2025 annual theme of extinction, which focuses on research topics exploring that which is lost but also the urgent impulse toward preservation and permanence.
Jhane Myers is the producer of PREY as well as a Sundance/Time Warner Storyteller Fellow (2018) and Producer Fellow (2017). Myers is a Comanche and Blackfeet American Indian and a 5th-generation award-winning doll maker, jeweler, regalia maker, and fashion designer.
Eric Tippeconnic, PhD, is a practicing artist and assistant professor of American Indian Studies at California State University, San Marcos. He is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation and the first Comanche to receive a PhD in the field of history.
Virgil Ortiz's artistry extends across various media and boundaries, influenced by his family of renowned Cochiti Pueblo potters and fusing his Pueblo culture with sci-fi, fantasy, and apocalyptic themes. Ortiz's mission is to teach Pueblo history and create global awareness that Pueblo communities are alive and have a level of vitality that speaks to generations of strength, persistence, brilliance, and thriving energy. His works have been exhibited in the Design Museum den Bosch, Fondation Cartier pour L'art contemporain, Triennale Milano, Smithsonian Institution, Denver Art Museum, Colby Museum of Art, Vladem Contemporary, and recently, the Autry Museum of the American West as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide.
This program is part of the Art on Screen series, which celebrates moving-image media and its intersection with art and art histories. Watch other events in this series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcw4RhcVX8uWrSRTnlocOhteXk-Nn4OR
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4285.html
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The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
Getty: https://www.getty.edu/
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This event occurred on Oct 25, 2024.
The first feature film to be entirely dubbed in Comanche, PREY (dir. Dan Trachtenberg, 2022) follows a young woman, Naru, tasked with protecting her people from colonizing French fur traders as well as from Mupitsi—a human-hunting alien Predator. For this prequel in the Predator franchise, producer Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet) worked closely with the production team to ensure the casting, plot, and language were deeply informed by Indigenous storytellers.
Following a screening of the Comanche language dub of the film, Jhane Myers, scholar Dr. Eric Tippeconnic (Comanche), and artist Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo) will discuss science fiction, Indigenous storytelling, and using art to preserve endangered languages and cultures. This program complements the Getty Scholars Program's 2024–2025 annual theme of extinction, which focuses on research topics exploring that which is lost but also the urgent impulse toward preservation and permanence.
Jhane Myers is the producer of PREY as well as a Sundance/Time Warner Storyteller Fellow (2018) and Producer Fellow (2017). Myers is a Comanche and Blackfeet American Indian and a 5th-generation award-winning doll maker, jeweler, regalia maker, and fashion designer.
Eric Tippeconnic, PhD, is a practicing artist and assistant professor of American Indian Studies at California State University, San Marcos. He is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation and the first Comanche to receive a PhD in the field of history.
Virgil Ortiz's artistry extends across various media and boundaries, influenced by his family of renowned Cochiti Pueblo potters and fusing his Pueblo culture with sci-fi, fantasy, and apocalyptic themes. Ortiz's mission is to teach Pueblo history and create global awareness that Pueblo communities are alive and have a level of vitality that speaks to generations of strength, persistence, brilliance, and thriving energy. His works have been exhibited in the Design Museum den Bosch, Fondation Cartier pour L'art contemporain, Triennale Milano, Smithsonian Institution, Denver Art Museum, Colby Museum of Art, Vladem Contemporary, and recently, the Autry Museum of the American West as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide.
This program is part of the Art on Screen series, which celebrates moving-image media and its intersection with art and art histories. Watch other events in this series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcw4RhcVX8uWrSRTnlocOhteXk-Nn4OR
Learn more about this event: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4285.html
______________________________________________________________________
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
Getty: https://www.getty.edu/
Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/
Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/
Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/
Getty Villa Museum: https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
