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Director: Sydney Freeland
USA/Navajo | 2014 | 92 mins | Documentary | English
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.