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Lakota Nation vs. United States

2022 · 120 min

A lyrical, sobering documentary that feels like a poem and a protest, demanding attention as it traces generations of loss and resilience.

Directed by: Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Layli Long Soldier, Nick Estes, Mary Kathryn Nagle

Overview: Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.

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Directed by: Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Layli Long Soldier, Nick Estes, Mary Kathryn Nagle

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: colonialism
race
justice
identity
memory
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Realism	9
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Complexity	6
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Genres: documentary, history
Directed by: Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli
Written by: Layli Long Soldier
Starring: Layli Long Soldier, Nick Estes, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Milo Yellow Hair, Krystal Two Bulls, Phyllis Young, Nick Tilsen, Henry Red Cloud
Cinematography: Kevin Phillips
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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