'Two Spirits', a film documenting the brutal murder of Cortez, Colo. teen Fred Martinez by filmmaker Lydia Nibley willpremiere at the Starz Denver Film Festival on November 21, 2009 at the King Center at 12:30 p.m. The film raises questions about how a fundamental shift in cultural attitudes could save lives, families,and Native traditions.
'Two Spirits' interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss with an examination of a time when many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders. The film offers much-needed insight and fresh perspective about sexuality and gender in Americanculture today.
