OYATE
Documentary | 2022
In the wake of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, Indigenous People across the nation are using their newfound platform to shed light on the wide array of injustices committed against them for centuries so they can begin the process of decolonization.
Directors: Brandon Jackson & Emil Benjamin
Producers: Brandon Jackson, Emil Benjamin, Sandra Evers-Manly, Jen Martel
Cinematographer/Editor: Emil Benjamin
Featuring: Chase Iron Eyes, Phyllis Young, Deb Haaland, Tokata Iron Eyes, Stuart James, Ruth Buffalo, Tamara St. John, Sally Jewell
Official Selection
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - Nominated, Best Feature
Cleveland International Film Festival - Nominated, Local Heroes
North Dakota Environmental Rights FF - WINNER, Jury Award & Audience Award
Huntsville Human Rights Film Festival - Official Selection
Oklahoma City Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
Milwaukee Cultures & Communities Festival - Official Selection
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience - WINNER, Best Director & 1st Runner-Up Doc
New York Human Rights Film Festival - Official Selection
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
Green Film Festival of San Francisco - WINNER, Jury Award
North East International Film Festival - Official Selection
North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival - Official Selection
St. Louis International Film Festival - Official Selection
RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival - WINNER, Courage Award
Twin Cities Film Festival - Official Selection
DOCNYC's "Only In New York" Development Program
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