Powerlands (2022)

Editor | 2022 | Documentary Feature | 75 mins

A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents.

Awards include: Rigoberta Menchú Grand Prize at Montreal First Peoples’ Festival, Best Feature Award at American Documentuary & Animation Film Festival (AmDocs), Best Environmental Film at the Arizona International Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at Red National International Film Festival, Best Feature at American Indian Film Festival, Best Director/Inspiration Award at Fist Up Film Festival, and Best Cinematography at the Tacoma Film Festival. 

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