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Trudell

Combining images and archival footage with interviews and performances, this biography reveals the philosophy and motivations behind Native American activist and poet John Trudell’s work and its relationship to contemporary Indian history.

Premiere Date

April 11, 2006

Length

60 minutes

Heather Rae

Producer/Director

Heather Rae has produced such films as Academy Award nominated Frozen River, Netflix Originals Tallulah and Dude, festival darling, I Believe in Unicorns and the award-winning The Dry Land and Bull which premiered in Cannes. Rae directed and produced the feature documentary Trudell which has played more than 100 festivals worldwide including Sundance and Berlin, and First Circle, a Showtime Premiere documentary about the foster care system in the American West. Her short doc Paulette tells the story of Paulette Jordan and her run for Governor in Rae’s home state of Idaho. As a narrative change activist Rae has worked to deepen the dialogue of reconciliation and responsibility in the Americas.