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Language of the Unheard - a short film about the Oglala Sioux - Aeon
http://aeon.co/film/language-unheard-a-short-film-about-the-oglala-sioux/

Language of the Unheard
Jacqueline Reyno, Matthew Litwiller
USA, 2011


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   The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is home to the Oglala Lakota,
   a Sioux people with one of the most fascinating, controversial, and
   difficult histories ever told. From the infamous Wounded Knee Massacre of
   1890, in which at least 150 of their people were killed, to a present-day
   unemployment rate of 80 per cent, the residents of Pine Ridge have many
   stories that have yet to be told.

   Beautifully filmed under big skies,* Language of the Unheard* offers an
   original and eloquent testament to the prospect faced by a First Nations
   people. The recipient of numerous plaudits, the film was voted best student
   documentary at the Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at the American Pavilion in
   Cannes in 2012.
   - Director Biography:

   Jacqueline Reyno is a filmmaker and adventurer. Born in Kansas City, she
   majored in radio, TV and film at Northwestern University in Chicago, and
   has lived in Omaha and Colorado, as well as Rapid City, South Dakota. Since
   making the documentary *Language of the Unheard *(2011), she has since
   worked at Walt Disney Studios, and is now an associate producer at Original
   Productions in Burbank, California.

   Matthew Litwiller is a director, producer, and technologist based in Los
   Angeles. Since dedicating himself to full-time filmmaking, he has released
   the short film *Telescope* (2013), a Vimeo Staff Pick, completed
   production of the short film *Home Burial*, and worked on feature film
   camera and post-production teams.
   - Director: Jacqueline Reyno, Matthew Litwiller
   - Producer: Jacqueline Reyno, Matthew Litwiller, Travis LaBella
   - Editor: Andrew Dapolite
   - Cinematographer: Travis LaBella
   - Original Music: Doug Kaplan
   - Running Time: 21 minutes
   - Language: English
   - Contact: thepineridgeproject@gmail.com
   - Website: facebook.com/LanguageoftheUnheardMovie