AITAMAAKO’TAMISSKAPI NATOSI: BEFORE THE SUN

88’ | English and Blackfoot | 4K

Directed by Banchi Hanuse | Produced by Carey Newman, Izzy Pullen & Mike Wavrecan | 2023

The connection Indigenous people share with horses is spiritual and incredibly special. This film offers the thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman and the deep bonds between her father and family in the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory in Alberta as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world...on bareback. A sport for the truly brave, Logan Red Crow is an Indian Relay rider who vaults from horse to horse in short, exhilarating races. She is a champion in the making. Besides her skill and sheer grit, Logan has a loving family, an elite group of horses, and a home on her ancestral lands.

World excluding Alberta & British Columbia

• Vancouver Film Festival 2023 - WINNER Audience choice award

• Santa Fe International Film fest 2023 - WINNER Special Jury Award for Documentary

• San Diego International Film Festival 2023 - WINNER Kumeyaay Award

• Big Sky Doc Festival (World Premiere) 2023 - WINNER Big Sky Award

• Gimli International Film Festival 2023 - WINNER Best of Fest Audience Award and Indigenous Spirit Award and New Voices Award

• Leo Awards 2023- WINNER Best Feature Length Documentary + Best Screenwriting + Best Cinematography + Best Editing +

Best Sound and Nomination for Best Directing (dir. Banchi Hanuse)

• Cinefest Sudbury 2023 - WINNER Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent Award (dir. Banchi Hanuse)

• Port Townsend Film Festival 2023 - Special Mention for capturing the Soul of Cinema

• Calgary International Film Festival 2023- WINNER Generation Next Audience Choice Award (dir. Banchi Hanuse)