Bdote: A Birthing Island

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Shorts 2: Sense of Place
Theater 3 Sat, Apr 5 11:00 AM
Film Info
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Release Year:2024
Runtime:15 min
Country/Region:United States
Website:Official Website
Cast/Crew
Director:Leya Hale
Executive Producer:Daniel Pierce Bergin
Cinematographer:Rachel Lauren Mueller
Editor:Leya Hale
Ezra Gold
Composer:Tiana Spotted Thunder
Filmography:Leya Hale comes from the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Diné Nations. She is a multiple regional Emmy
The People’s Protectors and Bring Her Home
both distributed by PBS. Her most recent film
The Electric Indian premiered at The Great Northern and will be distributed by American Public Telev
Leya was awarded the Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship for Indigenous Artists and Bring Her
Spain. When not producing feature films
Leya works on a variety of short form content in efforts to highlight underrepresented stories withi

Description

Tracing the Dakota people's profound connection to Bdote, where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers meet.