Operated by a Navajo Nation citizen, Hunt’s Trading Post serves Native community in a majority-white town.
Film Category: 2025
Scare of the Night
In the first ever brickfilm done in the Cherokee language, a Cherokee couple hears noises coming from around their property, and they confront what ought to be a real scare of their night.
Green Hill
After reconnecting with his high school crush Mercedes, Matthew is inspired to break free from his lonely, stagnant life. But when a chance encounter with his ex-girlfriend sends him spiraling back into old habits, he must confront his past in order to find a new path forward.
Abby Scott: The Rezball Legacy
Abby Scott: A Rezball Legacy is a short documentary produced by youth from the Warm Springs Community Action Team, led by filmmakers LaRonn Katchia and Brutis Baez. The film offers an intimate portrait of Abby Scott (Warm Springs), a coach whose passion for mentorship goes beyond the game. From elementary to high school athletes, she… Read more »
Drowned Land
Logline: Deep in the Choctaw Nation of rural Oklahoma rages a fight to preserve the Kiamichi River, reckoning with a cycle of land loss for the Indigenous diaspora and the community at large. Winding its way through southeastern Oklahoma, the Kiamichi River is a bastion of ecological diversity. Already twice-dammed, the state of Oklahoma and… Read more »
Vaha’a | The Distance Between
After his mother’s death, a boxer struggles with grief and a strained relationship with his father, who coaches him in the ring but remains distant outside of it, forcing him to fight both opponents and inner demons.
Waabishki (White) Mashkode-bizhiki( Bison )
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, gifted not one, but five white buffalo calves to area tribal nations around present day North Dakota. This is more than just a simple gesture. It’s the sharing of medicine, which fulfills a spiritual prophecy among indigenous tribes on turtle island.
When Girls Go Missing
The film centers around a young girl named Jamie, who is about to leave the reservation to study to be a doctor. Her friends decide to have one last night of fun together in the woods before she leaves but they get caught drinking underage. Jamie finds herself alone in the woods and encounters something… Read more »
SOMETHING NEW
When Daniel gets caught stealing food, the store manager calls his uncle Bernie to come get him. Bernie brings Daniel over for a home-cooked meal, where Daniel learns that his uncle danced traditionally. Inspired, Daniel learns how to grass dance and in the process discovers his family’s history.
Tahi
Two Yaqui men venture into Arizona seeking aid for their people, however after being tricked they are led through the desert by a sacred flame. Spoken in Yaqui