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Video Letters from Prison
directed by Milt Lee, fl. 2005; composed by Gordy Pratt, fl. 2000; produced by Milt Lee, fl. 2005, Hollow Bone Films, Native American Public Telecommunications and National Educational Telecommunications Association (Lincoln, NE: Vision Maker Media, 2010), 57 mins
Video Letters from Prison follows three teenage Lakota girls from the Pine Ridge Reservation as they form a tentative relationship with their incarcerated father through the exchange of video letters. The video correspondence between the three sisters and their father illustrates the challenges of establishing tru...
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directed by Milt Lee, fl. 2005; composed by Gordy Pratt, fl. 2000; produced by Milt Lee, fl. 2005, Hollow Bone Films, Native American Public Telecommunications and National Educational Telecommunications Association (Lincoln, NE: Vision Maker Media, 2010), 57 mins
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Video Letters from Prison follows three teenage Lakota girls from the Pine Ridge Reservation as they form a tentative relationship with their incarcerated father through the exchange of video letters. The video correspondence between the three sisters and their father illustrates the challenges of establishing trust after a history of broken promises. As the girls journey into adulthood and think about their future, they struggle with what place...
Video Letters from Prison follows three teenage Lakota girls from the Pine Ridge Reservation as they form a tentative relationship with their incarcerated father through the exchange of video letters. The video correspondence between the three sisters and their father illustrates the challenges of establishing trust after a history of broken promises. As the girls journey into adulthood and think about their future, they struggle with what place their long-absent father should have in their lives. Video Letters from Prison was an audience favorite at the Vision Maker Film Festival in Lincoln, NE in fall of 2009, says Vision Maker Media Executive Director Shirley Sneve (Sicangu Lakota). "We think this film has tremendous possibilities for helping people everywhere who struggle with their relationship with an incarcerated relative.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marvin Poor Bear, fl. 2005, Milt Lee, fl. 2005, Hollow Bone Films, Native American Public Telecommunications, National Educational Telecommunications Association
Author / Creator
Gordy Pratt, fl. 2000, Milt Lee, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Vision Maker Media
Topic / Theme
Parent-child relations, Prisoners, Parent's absence, Lakota
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 by Vision Maker Media
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