Director: Anne Makepeace
Total Running Time: 82 minutes
Release Date: 2010
Synopsis
As Nutayunean tells the amazing story of the return of the Wampanoag language, the first time a language with no Native speakers has been revived in this country. Four centuries ago, Wampanoag people helped the first English settlers in America- the Pilgrims – to survive. Although Americans celebrate ‘the Indians’ every year at Thanksgiving, few know that their descendants are still on their homelands in Southeastern Massachusetts. Spurred on by an indomitable linguist named Jessie Little Doe, the Wampanoag are bringing their language and their culture back. (We Still Live Here website)
Select Awards
Winner, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival – Inspiration Award
Winner, Telluride Mountain Film Festival – Moving Mountains Prize
Winner, Arlington Film Festival, Best Documentary
Winner, Wild and Scenic Film Festival, Jury Award
Winner, American Indian Film Festival, Eagle Spirit Award
Independent Lens/PBS – Official Selection
IFC Stranger Than Fiction Serious – Official Selection
Margaret Mead Film Festival – Official Selection
Dubai International Film Festival – Official Selection
International Film Festival of Boston – Official Selection
Big Sky Film Festival – Official Selection
Endangered Languages Archive – Official Selection
Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival – Official Selection
Independent Film Festival Boston – Official Selection
American Documentary Showcase – Official Selection
