On Sacred Ground
Kamloops Film Festival
Thursday, Mar 2nd @ 7:00 pm
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On Sacred Ground is based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The film follows Daniel (William Mapother), a journalist and military veteran, and Elliot (David Arquette), an oil company executive, who find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious pipeline. As the story unfolds, the two characters go down separate paths during one of the most heated protests and confrontations with Native American tribes in modern US history.
This film will be preceded by Məca from Ritchie Hemphill & Ryan Hache.
“GENUINELY MOVING MOMENTS, AND [THE] FILMMAKERS… CLEARLY TOOK GREAT CARE IN RESPECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S CULTURE AND GETTING THE DETAILS RIGHT.”
– Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun Times
“A FITTING TESTAMENT TO THOSE WHO PUT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE TO PROTEST THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE.”
– Bobby LePire, Film Threat
“LEAVES US WANTING MORE”
– Will Sayre, Movieweb.com
Awards
- 2022 Red Nation Film Festival: Best Picture, Achievement in Directing, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, & Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Winner
- 2022 MESA International Film Festival: Best Narrative Feature Winner
- 2022 New York International Film Infest Festival: Winner
DIRECTED BY: Joshua Tickell here
WRITTEN BY: William Mapother, Joshua Tickell, Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Hannah Moon
STARRING: William Mapother, Amy Smart, David Arquette, Frances Fisher, Kerry Knuppe, Irene Bedard
GENRE(S): Drama
RUNTIME: 114 minutes
COUNTRY: USA
LANGUAGE: English
Rated PG: violence; coarse language
