Missing from Fire Trail Road
- Monday, Nov 11, 2024, 7:00pm
Free screening in honor of Native American Heritage Month!
Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis disappeared over two years ago from the Tulalip Indian reservation. Because the investigation is at a standstill, her sisters and other tribal members set off to discover what happened to her. Their quest uncovers a harsh reality: indigenous women are murdered at an alarming rate. Most crimes go unsolved and are committed by non-natives in 2020. Her story exposes how hundreds of indigenous women continue to go missing in the USA, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on Indian reservations. From the filmmaker of THE STATE OF TEXAS VS MELISSA Sabrina Van Tassel. Executive produced by Deborah Parker, activist and the ex-Vice Chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes.
“Though viewers may walk away infuriated and angered by the continued cycle of destruction and injustice towards indigenous women, Missing From Fire Trail Road does a great job of explaining the problem. It also shows there will be no lasting solutions until laws and the people in control who perpetuate ongoing colonialism and all the trauma it brings, change. Through it all, however, every woman featured in the film is a force that will inspire, and might even move every member of the film’s audience to take action.” Leslie Combemale, Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Screenings are co-presented with Mother Nation and we ask that you support them with a donation this month. You can donate directly to them at their website or in-person at these screenings.
FYI, free ticket reservations will begin one week prior to the film’s showtime.
Funding for this screening provided by 4Culture’s Sustained Support grant.