In the Beginning was Water and Sky

Name: In the Beginning was Water and Sky
Director: Ryan Ward
Genre: History, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2017

Trailer

Rating

9.0

Poster of In the Beginning was Water and Sky

Rating

9.0

The Film

In the Beginning was Water and Sky

The Story

A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.

indian residential school system loss of language transgenerational trauma indian historical setting decolonization native american culture cultural identity resilience colonization indigenous peoples frozen body residential school social justice native american

Runtime

13 min

Released Mar 2017

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