Bring Them Home

USA | 2024 | 85 min. | Ivan MacDonald (Blackfeet), Ivy MacDonald (Blackfeet), Daniel Glick

Oscar® nominee and onetime Washington resident Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) narrates this soul-stirring and tradition-oriented documentary about Montana’s Blackfoot tribe as they seek to reinstate a wild buffalo herd back to their ancestral land.

Co-Directors Ivy and Ivan Macdonald and Director/Producer Daniel Glick scheduled to attend.

SIFF 4th World alumni Ivy and Ivan MacDonald (Blackfeet) partner with co-director Daniel Glick in Bring Them Home, which tells the story of a small group of Blackfoot peoples and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago, an act that would restore the land, re-enliven traditional culture, and bring much-needed healing to their community. Blackfeet actress and Bring Them Home executive producer Lily Gladstone (Oscar® nominee for Killers of the Flower Moon) narrates the film, imbuing the story with her love for their people, the land, and the iinnii (buffalo).

—Tracy Rector

  • Original Language Title: Aiskótáhkapiyaaya
  • Director: Ivan MacDonald (Blackfeet), Ivy MacDonald (Blackfeet), Daniel Glick
  • Principal Cast: Narrator: Lily Gladstone
  • Country: USA, Canada
  • Year: 2024
  • Running Time: 85 min.
  • Producer: Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Sarah Clarke
  • Screenplay: Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald
  • Cinematographers: Zane Clampett, Kier Atherton, Daniel Glick
  • Editors: Daniel Glick
  • Music: Roger Suen
  • Website: Official Film Website
  • Awards: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2024 (Big Sky Award)
  • Filmography: Ivan MacDonald, Ivy Macdonald (Blackfoot): Debut Feature Film; Daniel Glick: A Place to Stand (2016)
  • Language: English

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