Short film
Before America
2026 · 27 min
A quiet, thoughtful history lesson that moves through landscapes and archives, asking you to sit with overlooked stories and reconsider what you thought you knew.
- Directed by
- Adam N. White, Kara Martinelli White
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Starring
- Eric Hemenway, Heather Bruegl, Craig Wilson
- Overview
- Before America is a cinematic documentary uncovering the Indigenous histories of Michigan long before the United States existed. From the 1763 uprising at Fort Michilimackinac to Odawa trail trees and the overlooked women of Fort Detroit, the film reveals how Anishinaabe nations shaped Great Lakes history and helped spark the chain of events that ultimately pushed the American colonies.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Colonialism, identity, power, war
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Adam N. White, Kara Martinelli White
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Starring
- Eric Hemenway, Heather Bruegl, Craig Wilson