2024
Short Narrative(Philadelphia Premiere)

Happy Thanksgiving

CC
Closed captions online
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An Indigenous man takes a “Happy Thanksgiving” wish very, very personally.

Screenings

Virtual

August 3 – August 5
August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

A black -and-white picture of a man named Ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby. He has long, dark, straight hair and is sitting on a wooden crate. He is dressed in a checkered shirt and dark trousers. His hands are clasped in front of him. The background is a textured, somewhat industrial, and his expression is serious and introspective as he directly faces the camera.

ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby

Director

ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby is an enrolled member of Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. He was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Shane is a former Sundance Institute fellow and has an MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in writing and directing. Shane’s films have screened in tribal communities, museums and film festivals around the world including Aspen Shortsfest, Atlanta Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival and Santa Fe International Film Festival.

Runtime
7 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Cast
Ajuawak Kapashesit, Kimber King, Billie D. Merritt, Jackson Ezinga
Cinematographer
Prashanth Kamalakanthan
Composer
Eddie Lincoln Jr
Editor
ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Producer
Jess X. Snow, Eris Qian, Raleigh Chadderdon
Production Design
Jenny Lasko
Screenwriter
ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Premiere
Philadelphia

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