An award-winning documentary, PROMISED LAND, a social justice film on the Duwamish and Chinook tribes, their fight for restoration, and what the federal recognition process says about indigenous sovereignty today.
We are so pleased to announce that 4Culture has awarded us a Heritage Grant. Our film has been in a holding pattern the last few months while we secure funding for the post-production process. This grant will allow us to obtain archival photographs to use in the film to create bridges between the interviews we've filmed and the historical reality to which our subjects are referring.
Read MoreWe’re really excited to announce that our film, Promised Land, has been sponsored by the amazing San Francisco Film Society. We’re so honored to have access to their resources, partnership and advice as we work on our documentary.
This has been an exciting journey so far, but it’s also been rough. Doing anything you love is hard because it takes all of you: all of your time, all of your resources, and most of all, your heart. You put all that you have of yourself into a creative work, and that can leave you feeling pretty vulnerable. That’s why it’s been wonderful, and an unbelievable privilege to ally with such a great force in the filmmaking world. We’re ecstatic moving forward with this amazing story having such a great vote of confidence in this film in place.
Here is the San Francisco Film Society page on our project! There’s a blurb up about the film, and a place to donate. It just means a lot to be listed on their site. The Hollywood Reporter did a fantastic article on San Francisco Film Society and how it’s become a game-changer for the film world in the last few years. Seriously, have I mentioned that we’re excited about this partnership? If I haven’t, let me know. I can keep on repeating myself.
What’s next for us? We have a lot of exciting things in the works, but we’re continuing to be tactful about when we release the full information about the film until we’ve reached a certain point in production. What you can look out for is our first trailer, which should be released within the next month!
Stay tuned and thanks for your support!
Cross-posted on sarahsamudre.tumblr.com
Details about the film (which just went into production) are coming soon! We’re really excited to share with you all what we’ve been doing for the last six months. Until we give you the great big announcement about our film, we’ve at the very least got a teaser poster to share. Enjoy!
