The Bears on Pine Ridge
Documentary | 39 min | 2021 | HD
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (in South Dakota) declares a State of Emergency when youth suicide rates reach the highest levels in the country. A respected female elder leads the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s only suicide prevention team, while mentoring a group of suicide-survivor teenagers to find their voice, encouraging them to bring hope and awareness to the reservation.
Directed by: Noel Bass
Featuring: Tiny DeCory, Eileen Janis, and The Bear Program.
Audio language: English
Subtitles language: English
Screenings
FEB 20
BIG SKY
World Premiere and Award Nominee at the Academy Award Qualifying 2021 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula Montana.
Mar
26
Am-Docs
California Premiere at the Academy Award Qualifying 2021 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival
MAR 28
Pendance
Selected as the Festival Opener for the Pendance Film Festival, one of the hottest new International festivals in Ontario, Canada.
MAR
28
DC Independent
Film FORUM
DC Independent Film Forum is the longest running Independent Film Festival in DC, now operating as a curated Film Forum.
APR
27
Riverside International
JURY AWARD WINNER for Best Documentary at the 19th Annual Riverside International Film Festival in California
APR
30
SARASOTA Film Festival
The prestigious Sarasota Film Festival in Florida hosts some of the best Independent documentaries worldwide.
JUN
01
Latino & Native American Film Festival
JURY AWARD WINNER for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Annual LANAFF!
OCT
01
Original Thinkers
OT is a special curated event out of Telluride, Colorado. Only 10 Projects are selected each year for presentation and thought provoking discussion.
OCT
03
Taiwan International Ethnographic
For 20 years TIEFF has served to promote outstanding documentary films from around the world that are innovative, educational, challenging, and entertaining.
NOV
04
Arlington International FF
Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is an award winning organization with its mission being to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film.
AUG
09
Flicker's
Rhode Island International FF
Academy Award Qualifying, BAFTA Qualifying and Canadian Screen Award Qualifying Festival.
AUG
22
Phoenix Film Festival
JURY AWARD WINNER for Best Short Documentary at Phoenix, Arizona's biggest film festival!
AUG
01
Los Angeles
Diversity Film Festival
A unique film festival celebrating the diversity of modern day storytellers through a multicultural line-up.
Sep
16
South Dakota
Film Festival
AWARD WINNER for BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY at the premier film festival in South Dakota and the region.