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Ratified
Ratified brings to life the push to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution through the legal battle in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment.
When They Were Here
This film examines cultural and spiritual loss when Indigenous women go missing on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana.
- Funding Initiative
- Diversity Development Fund
Producer/Director
Ivan MacDonald
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.
Director
Ivy MacDonald
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.
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The Film
This film examines cultural and spiritual loss when Indigenous women go missing on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana.
