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Pre-Festival Kick off Reception with the Oneota Food Co-op 
Thursday, Jan. 17 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Oneota Food Co-op, 312 W. Water St downtown Decorah.
Get a preview of the 2013 films for the Oneota Film Festival. Enjoy wine sampling and appetizers at the Oneota Food Co-op while learning more about the weekend’s films and events.
Skype Q & A with Filmmaker of Go Ganges!, J.J. Kelley
Friday, Jan. 18 approx. 9:00 pm, Valders Room 206. Film showing on Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 pm.
Take part in a Q & A with filmmaker, producer, and adventurer J.J. Kelley following the screening of Go Ganges! With fellow filmmaker, Josh Thomas, and trusty cameraman, Dave Costello, J.J. embarks on a cross-country tour of India, following the Ganges River from headwaters to the Bay of Bengal. How they make their journey is the most surprising adventure of all!
J.J. is a producer at National Geographic Television and his previous films include Paddle to Seattle and Pedal to the Midnight Sun with fellow traveler Josh Thomas. Their films have won numerous awards including Best Documentary at the Anchorage Film Festival and the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival. J.J. currently lives in New York City.
Panel: A Way Out – Saving the Health of a Nation
Saturday, Jan. 19 approx. 10:40 am, Valders Room 206. Film is Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare shown at 9:00 am in Valders Rm 206.
Join us for a riveting discussion of the many topics raised in this film. Angela Kueny, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Luther College, will moderate the discussion with panelists Brenda Harris, LAc; Maureen Keehnle, Vice President & General Counsel at the Iowa Hospital Association; and Dr. Kevin Locke, family medicine provider with Mayo Clinic Health System at Winneshiek Medical Center. What can we do to help our healthcare system? How will the Affordable Care Act change the current system? What alternatives do we have to the current system of healthcare? These topics and more will be part of this timely discussion.
Q & A with Filmmaker of We’re Not Broke, Victoria Bruce
Saturday, Jan. 19 approx. 2:10 pm, Valders Room 206. Film showing as part of a film set on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 12:30 pm in Valders Room 206.
How much is a trillion dollars? As much as US corporations have been able to hide from Uncle Sam, and enough to get seven fed up Americans to take their frustrations to the streets. We’re Not Broke is the film that tells the story, and filmmaker Victoria Bruce will talk about the film and answer your questions.
Victoria Bruce is the recipient of the duPont-Columbia University Award for excellence in broadcast journalism for The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt (HBO/Cinemax 2004). She is also the author of two non-fiction books, No Apparent Danger and Hostage Nation: Colombia’s Guerilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs. Bruce also co-produced and directed Held Hostage in Colombia, a documentary about three American contractors captured and held captive in Colombia, and the 2008 Target® Filmmaker Award: Pip & Zastrow: An American Friendship. Bruce has a background in geology and has been the host of television documentaries for Discovery Channel and PBS.
Q & A with Filmmaker of Not Yet Begun to Fight and Class C, Justin Lubke
Saturday, Jan. 19 approx. 4:00 pm, Valders Room 206. Film Not Yet Begun to Fight showing Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3:00 in Valders Room 206 and Class C showing Saturday, Jan. 19 at 12:30 pm in CRH.
Take part in a Q & A with filmmaker Justin Lubke following the screening of Not Yet Begun to Fight a film about fighting for your life after the war is over. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans use the joy and serenity of fly fishing to reclaim their lives and work their way back from serious disabilities. You can also see Justin’s film Class C the story of a changing rural America and the girls who carry the hope and heartbreak of their fading communities onto the basketball court.
Justin Lubke grew up in a tiny Montana town. After leaving home, he did social work in the slums of Rio de Janeiro and made his first film with an indigenous tribe in south India. Eventually, Justin returned to Montana, graduating from Montana State University with an honors degree in 
filmmaking. Justin has worked in non-fiction and fiction film. Justin’s film Class C has won multiple film festivals and two Emmy awards. He is currently working on several projects in eastern Africa and on a new music documentary that features some of rock and roll’s greatest icons. Guest Filmmaker Underwritten by: Featherlite Trailers.
Member Filmmaker Reception
Saturday, Jan. 19 5:30 – 6:30 pm, T-Bocks Sports Bar & Grill, Lower Level, 206 W. Water St downtown Decorah
Join Oneota Film Festival members and filmmakers as we talk films and world issues. Mingle with guest filmmakers; General and Student Submission filmmakers; Submission Jurors, Guest Panelists, and others. At 6:00, we will announce film festival submission winners. Exceptional hors d’oeuvres showcasing local and organic, by Mattias Kriemelmeyer, Executive Chef at Water Street Café will be provided and a cash bar for drinks will be available. Event Sponsors: Walter Ordway and T-Bocks Sports Bar & Grill.
Saturday Night Dance: Tani Diakite & the Afrofunkstars
Now residing in Madison, WI, Tani’s CD “Dalonkan” was recently recognized by Ithsmus Magazine as of the 10 best of the year by Madison bands. The summary from the magazine is below. Ithsmus Magazine Story:
Tani Diakite has been playing Malian-style blues around Madison for years. While the music has always been anchored in Diakite’s vocals andTaniCU4Ww the mandolin-like ring of his kamale n’goni, a West African stringed instrument, the Afrofunkstars’ first album, Dalonkan, is rooted in the ensemble possibilities of this complex genre.
Diakite’s interplay with Peter Baggenstoss’ keyboards and Matt Manske’s guitar ranges from loose and conversational on opening track “Naremakan Mandinka” to nimble and prickly on “Nungulunba.” The album draws just as much strength from the band’s traditional hand percussion, which adapts as well to the swaying subtlety of “Yelema (Change)” as it does to the speed and syncopation of “Nungulunba.” The group’s horn section is equally flexible, knowing when to apply a stately burst of brass and when to hang back. Add the ever-reliable grounding of bass player Nick Moran, and Dalonkan becomes a powerful, proud display of a big group and its even bigger capabilities.
Student Micro-Film Production Seminar – Film Screenings
Sunday, Jan. 20 at 11:00 am, Olin Room 102
As part of the 2013 season, the Oneota Film Festival developed the StudentMicro-Film Production Seminar to introduce area junior and high school students to the basic principles of film production. During this 10 week seminar, students learned the critical, technical, and artistic development of film production and made their own films. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the next generation of filmmakers in action! Seminar Instructor: Cade Loven. Seminar Sponsored by: The Game Exchange, Sims TV & Electronics, and Decorah Bank & Trust.
Panel: Let the Kids Figure it Out — World Peace
Sunday, Jan. 20 at approximately 12:00 pm, Valders Room 206. Film is World Peace: And Other 4th-Grade Achievements shown at 11:00 am in Valders Room 206.
Join this fascinating discussion with area educators. Nancy Sojka will moderate this discussion with panelists Birgitta Meade, Instructor in Education at Luther College; Steve Peterson, Third Grade Teacher at Carrie Lee Elementary; and Meg Craft, First Grade Teacher at John Cline Elementary. Join these area educators as they discuss strategies for bringing hands-on, real-world education into the classroom, how students can achieve their full potential, and how we as a community can strengthen the education of our children.
