The Sacred & The Snake focuses on how the experience of cultural self-discovery, community building, and non-violent direct action catalyzed a resistance movement in Standing Rock and propelled movements across the country. While much of the public accepts the media narrative that Standing Rock was a failure, or simply a tragedy, these protagonists defiantly show otherwise. We chronicle the personal journeys of youth and women who sparked the largest gathering of nations in the world. The camps lit a fire in each of our participants and set them on a new path, while reawakening a global awareness of the environment and Indigenous sovereignty.

We are a collaborative filmmaking team. We are committed to working within the #decolonizedocs movement and guidelines. Everyday we learn more about how we can humble ourselves in this process, amplify Indigenous voices to guide the project, and redistribute our privilege and power in a productive way.