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The Seventh Fire

Directed by Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Film Movement
2015
76 Minutes
USA
English
Documentary
Politics, American Studies, Native Americans, Poverty, Prison Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Community
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From executive producers Terrence Malick, Natalie Portman and Chris Eyre comes a fascinating new documentary. When Rob Brown, a Native American gang leader on a remote Minnesota reservation, is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved Ojibwe community. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the future: becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation.

"Recommended" - Video Librarian

Cast

  • Rob Brown
  • Kevin Fineday
DVD Features

Deleted Scenes\n\nShort films: Killer; The Sacred Food

Sound: Stereo 2.0 and 5.1 Surround Sound

Discs: 1

  • Highest Rating
    "Phenomenal... A new side of gang culture."
    Susannah Edelbaum, The Credits
  • Highest Rating
    "Powerful and haunting."
    Clive Botting, The Huffington Post
  • Highest Rating
    "Epic...An important and timely film."
    Sarah Rutterford, The Upcoming
  • Highest Rating
    "CRITIC'S PICK. The only genuine moments of peace in the searing documentary “The Seventh Fire” come at the very beginning: lyrical shots of headlights moving forward on a long stretch of road at daybreak. After that, the director, Jack Pettibone Riccobono, practically grabs viewers by the backs of their necks and shows them the bleak lives of two residents of Pine Point, an Ojibwe village in northern Minnesota on the White Earth Indian Reservation."
    Stephen Holden, The New York Times

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Awards & Recognition

Official Selection
Berlin Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Official Selection
Stockholm International Film Festival
Official Selection
East End Film Festival
Official Selection
Documenta Madrid
Official Selection
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection
Buffalo Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
New Orleans Film Festival
Official Selection
Mar del Plata
Official Selection
Hawaii Int'l Film Festival

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