Warrior Women.
Warrior Women is the story of mothers and daughters fighting for Native rights in the American Indian Movement of the 1970s. The film unveils not only a female perspective of history, but also examines the impact political struggles have on the children who bear witness.
About the film.
Available online, 15 Oct - 14 Nov ‘21
$12 / $9 conc (passes available)
2018 | 64’ | USA | English | Christina D. King & Elizabeth A. Castle
EFFA is delighted to present this re-screen from our 'EFFA presents: Summer of Change' program
Fighting for justice is second nature to Madonna Thunder Hawk, an Oohenumpa Lakota and veteran of every modern Native American occupation from Alcatraz and Wounded Knee, to the NODAPL protest at Standing Rock.
In a relaxed yet engaging discussion, Madonna warmly gathers with the women of her family to celebrate their years of activism, the strength of their people and the rise of the next generation, while reflecting upon the disruptive and oppressive history that haunts them.
Interspersed with beautifully preserved archival footage, Warrior Women uses a circular Indigenous style of storytelling to explore what it means to navigate leading a movement, motherhood and legacy, under the rule of a colonizing government that consistently meets Native resistance with violence. Looking at America’s brutal history, while shining a light on the environmentally destructive present, the film’s rock ‘n’ roll sensibility is insightful and inspiring, a nurturing history lesson from the women who saw it firsthand.
Angry, hopeful and full of resilience, the Warrior Women deserve your full attention.
A powerful corrective for anyone who thinks women are the weaker or fairer sex. | Dan Lybarger, Film Threat
Moving, inspiring, and hilarious, Warrior Women is a film that stirs us to action in an era when so much is at stake. The urgency and relevance is masterfully told through the full range of the Indigenous experience, a truly human experience—history, humor, violence, and the desire for freedom. An instant classic. | Nick Estes, author of Our History is the Future
Remarkable indeed. Warrior Women should be required viewing in history classes | Sezin Koehler, Black Girl Nerds
Offers a celebration of the mothers and daughters who continue to fight, together, for a better future | Chelsea Phillips-Carr, Point of View Magazine
Awards.
Knowledge Award - Films-for-Future-Festival | Best Feature Document - Black Hills Film Festival | Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature - Cine Las Americas International Film Festival | Best Documentary Short - The Roxbury International Film Festival | Best Documentary - 14th Vancouver International Women in Film Festival | Audience Award - BLACKSTAR Film Festival | Cultural Currents Award - Victoria Film Festival, Canada | Best Documentary - Los Angeles SKINS Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature - San Francisco American Indian Film Festival | Best Documentary - California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival