Coming to PBS’s America ReFramed today, Tuesday, June 9: WHERE GOD LIKES TO BE
Anna Hudak and Nicolas Hudak’s profile of young Native Americans debuted at Big Sky last year. It also screened at New Orleans, Margaret Mead, St Louis, and Spokane, among others.
Set in Montana’s Blackfeet Nation, the Hudaks’ beautifully lensed observational film focuses on three young protagonists: New father Doug, who lives with his wife, baby daughter, and extended family, and takes deep pride in his culture and work as a cowboy; Andi, a high school honors student who finds her college freshman year away from family and community to be particularly challenging; and Edward, an unhappily unemployed young man in a garage band. While Edward’s story may not resonate as strongly as those of the other two characters, the filmmakers successfully craft a portrait of rural Native life which manages to be affirming rather than dour, despite the lack of opportunities and the prejudices their young subjects relate.
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