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When They Were Here

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This film examines cultural and spiritual loss when Indigenous women go missing on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana.

Funding Type

Development

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Ivan MacDonald

Producer/Director

Ivan MacDonald is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe. His project When They Were Here is an intimate portrait of his family and community and the injustices they face. His work has been supported by ITVS, Sundance, IDA, and Vision Maker Media.

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Ivy MacDonald

Director

Ivy MacDonald is an Emmy Award-winning director and screenwriter and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe. Her project When They Were Here is an intimate portrait of her family and community and the injustices they face. Her work has been supported by ITVS, Sundance, IDA, and Vision Maker Media.