REDBIRD
A Cherokee woman fights to protect her niece from an unlawful adoption by her white grandparents as she reckons with feeling distant from her own culture.
Credits
Director(s):
Emma BarrowProducer(s):
Loren Waters, Dylan Brodie, Steven HananWriter(s):
Emma BarrowCast:
DeLanna Studi, Casey Camp-Horinek, Jennifer Rader, Nel Daugherty, Laurie Cummings, Yancey RedcornCinematographer(s):
Charles ElmorePresented as Part Of Indigenous Shorts
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