Thursday, September 26, 2024 – The triumph and tragedy of ‘Rez Ball’
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Kauchani Bratt plays Jimmy Holiday in Rez Ball. (Photo: Lewis Jacobs / Netflix)
With help from Lakers’ superstar Lebron James, a Native director and cast tell the story of trauma and healing playing out within a reservation small town high school basketball team. Sydney Freeland (Navajo) is a gifted storyteller (Echo, Reservation Dogs, Drunktown’s Finest), teaming up with Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Muscogee) to tell the sometimes heartbreaking, always human drama of the fictional Chuska Warriors. It’s sure to resonate with current and past rez ball warriors and adds to the growing list of films that show the world what can be achieved when Native talent delivers Native stories.
GUESTS
Sydney Freeland (Diné), filmmaker
Kauchani Bratt (Quechua/Coahuiltecan), actor
Dallas Goldtooth (Diné and Dakota), actor
Ernest Tsosie III (Diné), actor
Break 1 Music: DefPhilthy (song) Def-I & Phillipdrummond (artist) Nomad’s Land (album)
United States
