Young Lakota

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Young Lakota

Saturday, October 20 4:30 pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox
USA • 85 minutes • 2 012 • HDCAM SR
Rated 14A
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Heather Rae

Heather Rae (Cherokee) is a 20-year veteran of the film industry. She has worked on more than two-dozen documentary and narrative film projects in various capacities–as an actor, director, editor and producer. In 2009 Variety named her one of “10 Producers to Watch” for her success with both independent and mainstream films. In 2008 Rae produced the critically acclaimed film Frozen River. The film won two Independent Spirit Awards, including one for Rae as Producer of the Year, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.

On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, teenagers Sunny Clifford and Brandon Ferguson dream of one day changing the world. They find inspiration in the leadership of Cecelia Firethunder, the first female President of their tribe. But when their new Chief challenges a South Dakota law criminalizing abortion, her actions unleash a political firestorm that sets off a chain reaction in the lives of her young supporters. Sunny finds herself embroiled in a battle for women’s rights, while Brandon abandons his ideals in the face of political opportunity. Each is forced to make difficult choices in this raw and uncompromising coming-of-age story.

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