Heart Cracked Open
DIRECTOR(S):
Emily Gibson Rhyne LANGUAGE:
English SYNOPSIS:
Occaneechi-Saponi activist Crystal Cavalier and her family fight to protect sacred places in their ancestral homeland from fossil fuel development. This intimate portrait of family, resilience, and defiance chronicles their fight to protect Mother Earth and reclaim an identity all but erased by centuries of discrimination.
Student Film – University of North Carolina.
Presented as Part Of North Carolina Shorts 2025: Program 3: A Student Perspective
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