Firestarters Film Festival

08/12/2025

FireStarters Film Festival features films by Indigenous creators in the Muscogee (Creek) homelands of Macon, Ga. as part of the Macon Film Festival. Join us this year on Thursday, August 21 at the Douglass Theatre for Tiger by Loren Waters and Remaining Native by Paige Bethmann. Buy a single ticket and catch this screening or get a larger pass for the whole festival today:

Get your 2025 Macon Film Festival Tickets at Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon by Mercer Events and Performances from Tixr.

09/10/2024

THIS FRIDAY AT THEATRE MACON: This one-woman play, written by “one of the country’s most-produced Native playwrights” Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee), tells the inspirational true story of Muscogee activist Jean Hill Chaudhuri. In a show that explores the importance of sovereignty for Indigenous nations through Chaudhuri’s tireless fight for justice, Nagle will provide a compelling story for contemporary audiences to listen to in Macon, which was built on Muscogee ancestral homelands.

This play is presented with support from the Ocmulgee Mounds Association on the evening before the annual Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration. Spend the weekend enjoying one of the largest celebrations of Southeastern Indigenous culture!

FireStarters Film Festival features Indigenous films in the Muscogee (Creek) homelands of Macon, Ga.

08/16/2024

"If you’re seeing this on Thursday, there’s still time to get to opening night’s “Red Fever.” It’s definitely worth a watch and is part of the Indigenous-focused Fire Starters Festival which now partners with the MFF. Co-writer and director Neil Diamond (Cree-Canadian) will be on hand for a Q&A. “Red Fever” follows the previous outstanding documentaries, the music-oriented “RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World” and “Reel Injun,” a look at Native American stereotypes and realities in film. I’ve seen them both leading to my excitement over “Red Fever. There’s a gallery opening of Native creations at 5 p.m. at the McEachern Art Center."

Thanks for the writeup yesterday in The Macon Melody!

The documentary directed by Lisa D'Apolito highlights the life of ventriloquist Shari Lewis.

08/13/2024

👉👉THIS THURSDAY! See the international premiere of the documentary Red Fever as part of Macon Film Festival 2024 Opening Night Special Screening: RED FEVER. The screening is at 7:15 PM at The Douglass Theatre. The best way to get access is to grab a VIP Pass for the entire Macon Film Festival - or if not, you can always buy rush tickets at the door >> Co-Director Neil Diamond will be there live for a Q&A after the screening.

08/09/2024

We are really excited to amplify the work of McEachern Art Center with FROM OCMULGEE TO OKMULGEE 2024 - which opens next Thursday with a gallery opening at 5 PM. Artist Johnnie Diacon will be at the opening - he has many stunning works in this show, which features artists from the The Muscogee Nation, the people whose homelands we inhabit in Macon. Art will be for sale at the show and educational resources to learn more about Muscogee (Creek) culture will be featured. If you can't make the opening, the MAC is open Thurs-Fri 4-7 and Sat 10-1.

After the art opening, head to The Douglass Theatre for Macon Film Festival 2024 Opening Night Special Screening: RED FEVER - an amazing documentary about Indigenous influence on Western culture. The director, Neil Diamond (Cree), will have a Q&A after the film.

Big thank you to Johnny Cohen, director of the McEachern Art Center, and to Lisa Lemon of the Ocmulgee Mounds Association for continuing to support the Firestarters mission.

08/08/2024

Join us for the international premiere of RED FEVER next Thursday, 8/15. This amazing film will open the Macon Film Festival and will be followed by a Q&A with director Neil Diamond. Simultaneously, an all-Muscogee artist show, From Ocmulgee to Okmulgee 2024 will premiere at McEachern Art Center with artist Johnnie Diacon in attendance. BUY FILM TICKETS NOW: https://www.tixr.com/groups/thegrandmacon/events/macon-film-festival-2024-109641

Thank you to all our partners and friends: Ocmulgee Mounds Association Macon Film Festival McEachern Art Center for making Firestarters a reality in 2024! After joining us for the art show and film, make sure to check out Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration in September and learn more about the amazing fight to make the Ocmulgee Mounds America's 64th National Park at Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative. Firestarters was originally funded by a Downtown Challenge 2.0 grant. Funding for these grants is made possible by the Peyton Anderson Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

09/17/2023

So much love for The Indigo Girls!

09/17/2023

Beyond thankful for The Indigo Girls showing support for our festival, our initiatives, and our communities! 🔥🎞️
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09/15/2023

Thank you to all of our attendees and supporters as we continue enjoying the inaugural FireStarters Film Festival today through Saturday night!

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🍸 Our VIP Reception last night with Quill at The Woodward was a blast, and there is more to enjoy tonight and tomorrow night as well!

📲 Swipe through to get a glimpse at the perks of being a VIP Pass holder, and visit the link in our bio to purchase yours!

🗓️ “Ignite the Night” with The Indigo Girls is tomorrow night at 7pm Grand Opera House!



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