Directed by Willow O'Feral : Native American survivors of sexual assault fight to restore personal and tribal sovereignty against the backdrop of an ongoing legacy of violent colonization.
Sisters Rising is included in the Indigenous Sisters program and it screens with Pinguat and (Re)claiming Indian Status
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American Indian Film Institute
1446 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
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THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN FILM INSTITUTE IS TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE CULTURE, TRADITIONS, AND ISSUES FACING CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIANS. AIFI SUPPORTS FILMMAKERS WHOSE WORK EXPRESSES THE NATIVE VOICES, VIEWPOINTS, AND STORIES HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM MAINSTREAM MEDIA; DEVELOPS STORIES TRADITIONALLY EXCLUDED FROM MAINSTREAM MEDIA; CREATES AUDIENCES FOR THEIR WORK; AND ADVOCATES FOR AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS IN THE MEDIA.
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