REMAINING NATIVE
Director of Photography
A coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete
as the memory of his great-grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
Team:
Directed By Paige Bethmann (Haudenosaunee Mohawk/Oneida)
Produced By Jessica Epstein
Producer: Paige Bethmann, Judd Ehrlich
Executive Producers: Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota, Sioux), Andrea Meditch,
Tracy Rector, Wendy Ettinger, Daniel Chalfen, Marci Wiseman, Dawn Bonder
In Association With: The Denovo Initiative , RandomGood Foundation
Edited By: Stephanie Khoury
Editor: Eric F. Martin
Director Of Photography: Shai Ben-Dor
Composer: Kino Benally (Diné)
Consulting Editor: Randy Redroad
Post-Production Supervisor: Stina Thomas Hamlin
Associate Editor: Beth Kearsley
Sound Designer: Tom Paul
Colorist: Natacha Ikoli
PROJECT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:
Tracksmith Running, The IDA / Logan Elevate, Points North Institute CNN
American Stories Fellowship, Running Strong for American Indian youth,
Ettinger Foundation/ EFA, The Perspective Fund, 4th World Media Lab,
DocPitch, InMaat Foundation, BAVC Media, Sundance Institute, DocSociety,
Kendeda Fund, CMP, Threshold Fund, RandomGood Foundation, The DeNovo
Initiative, Mountain Film, New America
IMPACT PARTNERS:
Running Strong for American Indian Youth, Wings of America, The Native American Boarding
School Healing Coalition, The Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum
