Winner of the 1997 REDEARTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, best documentary video. Winner of the 1997 GOLDEN AWARD at the HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, best documentary video. This film profiles the story of the two Native American Tlinget teenagers. After spending a year in county jail for robbery and assault in 1993 the teenagers were brought home to Klawock, Alaska to stand before their tribal court. In an unprecedented action, that became the center of an international news story, the young men were ordered to spend 12 to 18 months exiled on separate isolated islands, a sentence based on Tlinget tradition. The Heaven Fire production team documented the first visitors the banished teenagers had seen in their time of exile and following visits. The program gives a rare look at the young men’s struggles and healing processes. It also depicts the rare and untold stores of the Natives of this part of Alaska through the eyes of many of its elders. Beautifully shot, on location, off the Alaskan coast and in Seattle, Washington, the program also gives us insight into the lives of Klawock residents and a wide spectrum of public opinion regarding the young men’s banishment. This show is an valuable message to the youth of today. It is the faces and the words of the two young Native American men that will leave a lasting impression in the hearts and minds of the viewers. (Approx. 80 min) Buy ALL 3 of George Amiote series for only $34.95 Including: Eagle and the Revan, Coyote Speaks and the Worior's Song |
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