SITTING BULL: A STONE IN MY HEART
83-minutes
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Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart makes extensive use of Sitting Bull’s own words giving the viewer an intimate portrait of one of America’s legendary figures in all his complexities as a leader of the great Sioux Nation, presents the story of a ewarrior, spiritual leader, and skilled diplomat.
Sitting Bull’s own words dominate the film, augmented by a narrator’s historical perspective, over six-hundred historical photographs, and a compelling original music score bringing to life the story of a great man’s struggle to maintain his people’s way of life against an ever-expanding westward movement of white settlers. A powerful cinematic journey into the life and spirit of a legendary figure of whom people have often heard of but don’t really know.
Above: Sitting Bull (left) standing across from reservation agent.
"There are few places to go to to get a better-spirited picture of his life."
—Wild West Magazine
"Like documentarian Ken Burns at his best, the viewer is yanked head and heart to bear witness as Native America's son talks about his life on the Northern Plains, the battle of the Little Big Horn and, finally, his complicated views of Euro-American cultures."
—Native American Times Magazine
"Unlike mythical portrayals of Sitting Bull, the film achieves an even-handed and, consequently trustworthy approach to his battles with the white man"
—Santa Barbara Independent
TELEVISION
MUSEUMS & SCREENINGS
FILM FESTS & AWARDS
PBS
► Two years in a row the film aired on over 90 PBS and Public Television stations.
► NIT in Australia aired the film continuously nationally for over 4 years.
Portrait of Sitting Bull painted by
John Ferry
►Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City
►Royal Ontario Museum (5th largest museum in North America.), 8 screenings in four weeks.
►Augsburg Native American Film Series, Parkway Theater, Minnesota.
►University of Minnesota, American Indian Culture House.
►Special Screening from the Santa Barbara Intentional Film Festival. Sponsored by the City of Lompoc, California.
Director John Ferry recording narration in Reno, NV. (What, sleeping on the job?)
► Big Water Film Festival, Wisconsin. Won Best Documentary Feature.
► Fargo Film Festival. Won two Second Place awards (Best Documentary and Best Native Voice).
► Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
► American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco.
►Tiburon International Film Festival.
► Ojai Film Festival.
John Ferry at Tiburon International Film
Festival screening.