Directed by Jesse Short Bull (Lakota Nation vs. the United States) and David France (How To Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, and Welcome to Chechnya), and produced by Bird Runningwater. Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction. A new generation of Native activists is committed to winning his freedom before he dies.
In-Person
AFS Cinema THEATER #1
May 17
Credits
Director(s):
Jesse Short Bull, David France
Biography(s):
Jesse Short Bull is a writer-director with a deep connection to his home in the Badlands of South Dakota. Lakota Nation vs. the United States (2022), his most recent film, received an Emmy Award for Best Documentary and Best Director. David France is an Oscar-nominated, Emmy-nominated, and BAFTA-winning filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning investigative journalist. His films include The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017), and Welcome to Chechnya (2020).
