Drew Nicholas

107 min | USA | 2019

Battles over blood quantum and ‘best interests’ resurface the untold history of America’s Indian Adoption Era - a time when nearly one-third of children were removed from tribal communities nationwide and placed in Anglo homes. As political scrutiny over Indian child welfare intensifies, an adoption survivor helps others find their way home through song and ceremony.

Awards & Screenings: Cultural Impact Award at California American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival, Temecula, CA; Audience Choice Best Doc Feature at Kansas International Film Festival, KS; Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula, MT; Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival, MN; Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, NM; Duluth Superior Film Festival, MN; RISE Reconciliation Film Festival, Edmonton, Alberta Canada; NATIVE POP FESTIVAL Cinema Showcase, Rapid City, SD; Indigenous Film Festival, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota

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THE PAINS OF THE SEA

Mohammadreza Masoudi

9 min | Iran | 2019 | US Premiere

Syrian and Iraqi immigrants try to cross the sea to reach Turkey. A mother has to choose between seeing and not, the death of her child in front of her eyes in the sea.