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The film plays in-theater March 4.
Two decades ago, Sydney Freeland’s hometown of Gallup, New Mexico, was labeled “Drunktown, USA” by a national news program. In elementary school at the time, the reservation-raised Freeland found it strange that journalists had descended into town mostly to point their cameras at the local winos. Executive-produced by Robert Redford, the film focuses on three interlocking stories young Native Americans – an adopted Christian girl, a rebellious father-to-be, and a trans woman, who strive to escape the hardships of life on an Indian reservation. There’s alcoholism, of course. Poverty and the scarcity of decent jobs. The search for a coherent self-image, particularly in terms of balance between tradition and contemporary Anglo-American mores. Freeland carefully constructs a story that avoids many of the stigmas and stereotypes of Native life, yet still portrays the real challenges Native people face.
The festival program is in partnership with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association
