BEST FEATURE FILM - Toronto Documentary Film Festival | BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM - Montreal Independent Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - NatiVisions Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION- RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Portland EcoFilm Festival
Indigenous Voices • Water Protection • Environment
Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 90 minutes | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Jesse Locke | Producers: Acosia Red Elk, Brutis Baez, Brigette McConville & Spring Alaska Schreiner | Executive Producers: Amanda Stuermer & Kimberly Paxton
A REFLECTION OF LIFE explores water issues in the Pacific Northwest, while noting the broader issues facing the entire West, with an emphasis on amplifying Indigenous voices. Filmmaker Jesse Locke interviewed members of The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Chugach Alaska Native Corporation and Valdez Native Tribes, The Klamath Tribes, The Nez Perce Tribe, The Hopi Tribe, and Standing Rock Tribe to gather the Indigenous stories and wisdom featured in the film.
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