Sound for Silents 2026: Film + Music on the Walker Hillside

The River by Pare Lorentz
A short documentary produced by the Farm Security Administration about the industrial and environmental importance of the Mississippi River. 1937, US, 35mm to digital, 30 min., Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection

Medicine River by Finn Ryan
An aerial view of the Bad River within the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. 2024, US, digital, 5 min.

Lakota Grass Dance by W. K. L. Dickson
A short silent film produced by Thomas Edison that records a performance by 11 Lakota dancers, including Johnny Burke No Neck, Seven Up, and Last Horse. 1894, US, 35mm to digital, 30 sec.

Laurel Fork by Peter Bundy
An experimental film capturing ice melting in a winter creek. 1978, US, 16mm to digital, 3 min., Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection

Underbridge by Peter Bundy
An experimental film shot from the underbelly of a large suspension bridge spanning the Mississippi River. 1978, US, 16mm to digital, 7 min., Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection

Untitled Train Film from Still Photographs by Linda Klosky
A stop-frame animation of a journey on a train traveling between Minneapolis and Columbus, Wisconsin. 1977, 16mm to digital, 9 min., Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection

Gigawaabamin (Come Through) by Finn Ryan
Official music video for Gigawaabamin (Come Through) by Bizhiki, featuring Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, Joe Rainey Sr., Thomas Howes, and Joseph Gokee. 2024, digital, 3 min.

Buffalo Bill—peaux rouges by La Société Lumière
A short silent film documenting Native performers participating in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. 1896, US, 16mm to digital, 1 min.

Unbound by Finn Ryan
Official music video for Unbound by Bizhiki, featuring Joe Rainey Sr., Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, Sean Carey, and dancer Indiaanis Demain. 2024, US, digital, 3 min.

Buffalo Dance by W. K. L. Dickson
A short silent film produced by Thomas Edison that records a performance by Lakota dancers Hair Coat, Last Horse, and Parts His Hair, accompanied by drummers Pine and Strong Talker. 1894, US, 16mm to digital, 30 sec.

Total run time: 60 min.

Bizhiki aims to educate, engage, and empower audiences around contemporary Ojibwe culture and lifeways. The multidisciplinary project strives to both support revitalization within Tribal communities and enhance understanding in non-Tribal communities. Bizhiki’s music blends the ethereal vocals and visceral drumming of Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings (Bad River Ojibwe) and Joe Rainey Sr. (Red Lake Ojibwe) with a contemporary soundscape by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer S. Carey. Connecting the songs is a lyrical narrative in which Jennings and Rainey share pieces of the Anishinaabe experience around identity, loss, and revitalization. The instrumentation—including powwow drums, percussion, drum machines, electric bass, synthesizers, guitars, piano, and vocals—evokes the lived Anishinaabe experience in a unique format. Expertly captured on Bizhiki’s debut release Unbound, the collaboration invites an open-ended dialogue about resources shared generations into the future. Audiences are welcome to connect experientially and emotionally to Ojibwe culture, all through the crisp lens of art and collaboration.

Accessible seating is available off a paved path on the hillside. Staff members will be available at the event to assist with seating.

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org.