LA Skins: George RR Martin, Wes Studi and More Among Festival Lineup

variety.com:

LA Skins Fest has announced its 13-section program, which includes a lineup of narrative, documentary, and animated films. Among the films screening are “Kenji,” a short film by Billy Luther.

The film follows the life and work of Japanese photographer, Kenji Kawano, explored through his extraordinary five decade long journey documenting the WWII Navajo Code Talkers through his lens.

Wes Studi will star in “The Great Cherokee Grandmother.” Anthony Sneed’s film tells the story of a pleasant date between a man of Cherokee heritage and a Caucasian woman goes downhill when the woman flagrantly fixates on the very bane of Cherokee peoples’ existence: the Cherokee Grandmother syndrome. “Mary Margaret Road-Grader” is produced by George R.R Martin and is based on Howard Waldrop’s 1976 sci-fi short story.

The film is adapted by write rand director Steven Paul Judd. The festival will include screenings, a night of showcasing traditional performances, an award ceremony and industry afterparties available to those with tickets.