"The Last Conquistador," a film, will be shown in Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium in conjunction with the Vision Maker Film Festival at Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater.

Cristina Ibarra, a producer of the film, will be available for a question-and-answer session with the audience after the screening.

In the documentary, renowned sculptor John Houser has a dream: to build the world's tallest bronze equestrian statue for the city of El Paso, Texas. He envisions a stunning monument to Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate that will honor the contributions Hispanic people made to building the American West.

But as the project nears completion, troubles arise. Native Americans are outraged — they remember Oñate as the man who brought genocide to their land and sold their children into slavery. As El Paso divides along lines of race and class in The Last Conquistador, the artist must face the moral implications of his work.

For more information about the film, please visit "The Last Conquistador"

The 3rd Biennial Vision Maker Film Festival is a project of Native American Public Telecommunications and the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. For more information about the film festival, please click on Vision Maker Film Festival

UNL student dancers will perform works in the Great Hall at the Sheldon Museum of Art on Tuesday, Nov 3 at 7:30 pm. This event is FREE and open to the public.