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Ivan MacDonald

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Ivan MacDonald is a member of the Blackfeet tribe and an Emmy-winning filmmaker. His most recent producing project, Murder in Bighorn, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and aired nationally on Showtime. He is an inaugural fellow for the Netflix and Illuminative Producers fellowship and is an alumnus of the Firelight Media Documentary Film Lab. Currently, he is the recipient of the Hulu and Firelight Kindling fund and developing a film about the history of indigenous residential schools told through the lens of technology. His work has been supported by Sundance, ITVS, and the Montana Film Office.

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When They Were Here

When They Were Here is a documentary about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana, told through the eyes of the families and community members left behind. The film traces experiences through time, place, and memory–and examines the legacy of violence in the place they call home

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