We are honored to have been invited to show all four Standing on Sacred Ground films at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian on Sunday, March 23, as part of the U.S Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital. Anishinaabe author and activist Winona LaDuke will join director Toby McLeod for Q&A and discussion after…
On March 27, we will show Pilgrims and Tourists at the David Brower Center in Berkeley with a VIP reception for special guests Winnemem Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk and Danil Mamyev, Founder of Uch Enmek Nature Park, Altai Republic, Russia. Last summer, Caleen visited Danil in Altai to gather water to bring home to her sacred spring on Mt. Shasta in California.…
March 7 is the last day the State Department will accept comments on the final Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. This is the last step before President Obama makes his decision in the next few months.The pipeline would be a body blow to the U.S. effort to curb global climate change, is…
All four films of the Standing on Sacred Ground series will screen at the 12th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival from January 10-12, 2014 in Nevada City, California. Ticket sales open to the public today. The screening schedule details: Friday, January 10 — Standing on Sacred Ground: Fire and Ice and Islands of Sanctuary, at 7 p.m. at the Stonehouse in Nevada City,…
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As indigenous leaders from around the world head to the Bay Area this week to celebrate the premiere screenings of Standing on Sacred Ground, the excitement heightens my awareness of both the honor and humbling responsibility of directing this project. Bill McKibben has said, “Some of the finest minds on the planet are featured in this…
Be the first to visit our new Standing on Sacred Groundwebsite! There’s a new trailer for the series, and ticket information for our upcoming screenings, including our World Premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival. Heartfelt thanks to Anna Heath at Giant Rabbit and our communication consultant Susan Alexander for designing a beautiful new website and…
All four films of the Standing on Sacred Ground series will premiere at the 36th annual Mill Valley Film Festival next month. Ticket sales open to the public today. Thursday, October 10: Standing on Sacred Ground 1: Pilgrims and Tourists (Episode 1), 8PM at the Sequoia Theater in Mill Valley, followed by discussion with filmmaker Christopher (Toby) McLeod, actress…
Please join us for the U.S. premiere of Pilgrims and Tourists, on Saturday, September 14 at Redding’s beautiful Cascade Theatre, 1733 Market Street in downtown Redding, California. Russian shamans and a northern California tribe both confront massive government projects—and find common ground. This film is Episode One of the new four-part documentary series Standing on Sacred Ground, which…
The fire was hungry. It consumed milk, vodka, bread, cheese, lamb’s heads, cow’s legs, barley, cedar, juniper, water and the prayers and songs of a dozen shamans from all over Asia. The fire roared, sparked, smoked, called out to ancestors and spirits, and seemed very happy to be fed by the people. On the summer…