World Premiere! – Introduced by producer, Elizabeth Obomsawin
Native American attorney Robert Doctor has made a successful life for himself in New York City, miles away from his home on the Onondaga Nation. His life is perfect now except for recurring visions of a sinister dark spirit, an unwanted visitor from the reservation he left 15 years ago when his grandfather, a chief, was mysteriously murdered. Doctor is thrust back into reservation matters when he is asked by a tribal elder to represent his childhood friend who is accused of murdering a prison guard. His life becomes more complicated when his firm asks him to represent a new client with ambitions to open a casino on the Onondaga Nation. Going back to the Nation to prepare for David’s defense and sell the elders on the casino, Doctor faces a dilemma. The choice he makes will be between his own ambition and the enduring traditions of his people. Cast includes major Native American actors from 10 American Indian Nations. Film funded in part by the Jerome Foundation, St. Paul.

Diane Fraher is an enrolled member of Osage Nation and the founder of an arts and media organization dedicated to making the indigenous perspective in the arts available to a wide audience. She is sponsored by American Indian Artists, Inc. in New York. The Reawakening is Fraher’s submission to the ABC Talent Development Scholarship-Grant Program.

Producers: Jancy Ball, Elizabeth Obomsawin Screenwriter: Diane Fraher Cinematographer: Jeri Sopanen Editor: Gary Sharfin Cast: Apesanahkwat, Billy Day Dodge, Glen Gould, Michael Greyeyes, Mark Reed, Gordon Tootoosis (Greyeyes and Tootoosis are 50-year screen and TV veterans.)