ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

Directed by Jesse Short Bull (Lakota Nation vs. the United States) and David France (How To Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, and Welcome to Chechnya), and produced by Bird Runningwater. Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction. A new generation of Native activists is committed to winning his freedom before he dies.

LONG SYNOPSIS

Directed by Jesse Short Bull (Lakota Nation vs. the United States) and David France (How To Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, and Welcome to Chechnya), and produced by Bird Runningwater. Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction. A new generation of Native activists is committed to winning his freedom before he dies.

Directors Jesse Short Bull, David France

Producers David France, Jhane Myers, Paul Mcguire, Bird Runningwater

Executive Producers Jodi Archambault, The Schmidt Family Foundation, James Costa, Trevor Burgess, Lekha Singh, Bryn Mooser, Justin Lacob, Laura Choi Raycroft

Co-Executive Producers Kevin Jennings, Illuminative Entertainment, Edgar Villanueva

Co-Producers Jamie Deradorian-Delia, Tomas Naglis, Preston Randolph

Editors Adam Evans, Hannah Vanderlan

Director of Photography Kyle Bell

Composer Mato Wayuhi

FESTIVALS
2025: Sundance (World Premiere)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download