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Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild]

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History, spirituality, and the law collide as one Michigan tribal organization fights to ensure that Native American ancestral remains are returned to their rightful place.

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

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Adam Khalil

Director

Adam Khalil is a filmmaker and artist from the Ojibway tribe who lives and works in Brooklyn. His practice attempts to subvert traditional forms of ethnography through humor, relation, and transgression. Khalil’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Sundance Film Festival, Tate Modern, and Whitney Museum of American Art.

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Zachary Khalil

Director

Zack Khalil is a filmmaker and artist from the Ojibway tribe who lives and works in Brooklyn. His work centers indigenous narratives in the present and looks toward the future through the use of innovative forms. His work has been exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Sundance Film Festival.

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Steve Holmgren

Producer

Steve Holmgren is a film producer, curator, and entertainment attorney. As a producer, he has worked with numerous filmmakers including Adam and Zack Khalil, Sky Hopinka, Rodrigo Reyes, and Anthony Banua-Simon. His films have screened at Sundance, Toronto, SXSW, Tribeca, HotDocs, and Berlin Film Festivals.

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Grace Remington

Producer

Grace Remington is a producer and director who has worked in documentary film and television in the United States, Mexico, and Peru. Her work has screened at the Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, HotDocs, BAMcinemaFEST, and Camden International Film Festival, and has broadcast on POV, Netflix, and National Geographic.