THIS LAND at Tribeca Festival - June 9th

 

“Eye opening, Awe-inspiring” “Resonates like an epic cinematic poem.” “A fly-on-the-wall minimalist style with archival news stories and news pictures, personal interviews and photogenic, bucolic settings result in seductive irresistible story telling. The Land belongs in that filmmaking genre with films – short or long – that can inspire audiences literally or figuratively to rise up from their seats and …” – Gregg W. Morris,  'This Land' Award-Winning Documentary Short Film to have New York Premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 9th The untold story of Ganienkeh, a Mohawk community fighting to regain its traditional culture. It's one of the only examples of an indigenous people successfully reclaiming land from the United States, but it may not be the last. Director Mike Bradley In-Person for Screenings on June 9, 14, 15; Part of the Shorts: Common Ground program. TRAILER HERE https://www.thislandfilm.mov/

In 1974, a group of Mohawk Indians occupied a defunct girls' camp in New York’s Adirondack Mountains and established a community they called Ganienkeh. Aiming to practice a more traditional lifestyle and asserting aboriginal title to the land, they stayed for three years, having occasional violent clashes with the local residents. In 1977, they negotiated a (somewhat complicated) land swap with the State and agreed to move to a permanent home near Plattsburgh, New York, where they remain today. Ganienkeh is one of the only examples of an indigenous people successfully reclaiming land from the United States, but it may not be the last. Official Film Website https://www.thislandfilm.mov/ World Premiere Screenings at  2025 Tribeca Festival Monday, June 9 at 9:00 PM Shorts Theater at Spring Studios Saturday, June 14 at 11:15 AM AMC 19th St. East 6 Sunday, June 15 at 5:30 PM Shorts Theater at Spring Studios 20 minutes