| Description |
1 online resource (85 minutes) |
| Summary |
Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White is the story of Douglas White, an 89 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's "actual innocence" and brought the case back to federal court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system. Holy Man is narrated by Martin Sheen and features Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Russell Means, Arvol Looking Horse, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, Leonard Crow Dog, and many other Lakota elders and leaders |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed April 11, 2022) |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Jennifer Jessum & Simon Joseph ; editor, Jennifer Jessum ; music, Paul Spaeth |
| Performer |
Narrator: Martin Sheen |
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Featuring: Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Russell Means, Arvol Looking Horse, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, Leonard Crow Dog, and others |
| Event |
Shot on location on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota |
| Notes |
In English with occasional passages in undetermined language with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Lakota Indians -- South Dakota -- Biography
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Shamans -- South Dakota -- Biography
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False imprisonment -- Biography
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False imprisonment
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Lakota Indians
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Shamans
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South Dakota
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Biographical films
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Biographies
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Documentary films
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Feature films
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Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Films biographiques.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Jessum, Jennifer, director, filmmaker, producer, director of photography, editor of moving image work
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Joseph, Simon J., 1966- producer, filmmaker, director of photography, screenwriter.
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Sheen, Martin, narrator
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Flying Limbs Inc., presenter
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Passion River Films, film distributor.
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