Screening of Apache Girl at the Marina Del Rey Film Festival, Sunday, June 19, 2:00 p.m., Cinemark 18XD Promenade at Howard Hughes Center

Los Angeles, CA, June 03, 2022 --(PR.com)-- "Apache Girl" is a tribute to the valiant, indigenous Apache women enduring acts of barbarity and whose heritage and lives were stolen. During the Apache War beginning from1861 and lasting until about 1924 - the Americans battled the Apache warriors stretching from Southern Arizona to New Mexico. Amid the atrocities of both military and civilian Americans against the native Indians, two brave Apache women rise above their People - Lozen and Dahteste. Dahteste accepts a daunting task from the Spiritual God - to reach the high mountain and claim what belongs to their People. She is about twenty years younger than Lozen with a strong command of the English language. This skill enables her to serve as the interpreter in negotiations between the Apache tribes and the U.S. Government. Lozen, defies the role of a traditional female Apache. Instead of tending to her family with domesticated duties, she trains with the male Apaches to fight. Due to her deep brotherly love for Victorio and loyalty to her People, she joins him in many battles to defend the Apaches. The title "Shield to her People" becomes synonym to her name. After months of treacherous journey in the mountains of Chiricahua - encountering inclement weather, venomous snakes and enemies - Dahteste reaches the high mountain where she learns about the plight of her people. Lozen describes to her the horrific massacre of Apaches at the battle of Tres Castillos including the death of Victorio (Lozen's brother), their food rations and blankets stolen, and their people dying from the diseases of the white eyes (Americans). Subsequently, Lozen prays to Ussen in finding the enemy and her hands begin to shake and turn color signifying the enemy is close by. The Apache’s feel their souls weaken as they get shipped out to a reservation in Florida, far away from their native land.