Late in Jesse Short Bull and David France's new documentary Free Leonard Peltier, Native activist Nick Tilsen sings the praises of Leonard Peltier's sense of humor but expresses a note of concern.

Free Leonard Peltier,” the opening night feature for the 44th Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival sold out three ...

The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival opened with “Free Leonard Peltier” on Wednesday evening. The documentary ...

Sundance Film Festival award winner 'Life After' and 'Free Leonard Peltier' highlight ACT Human Rights Film Festival this ...

To change the world. With Free Leonard Peltier, filmmakers Jesse Short Bull (Lakota Nation vs. United States) and David France (How To Survive a Plague) achieved their eponymous goal: Seven days ...

The injustice laid bare by this meticulously made and galvanising documentary runs much deeper than that faced by its subject, Leonard Peltier, an Amerian Indian Movemement (AIM) activist who was ...

While “Free Leonard Peltier” uses interviews, archival footage and A.I.-generated reenactments to recreate the events that transpired that day at Wounded Knee, the film also situates Peltier ...

A 49-year survivor of incarceration within the United States prison system, Leonard Peltier , 80, is the most iconic Native ...

“Life After” won the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award. “Free Leonard Peltier,” which made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival from Jan. 23-Fe ...

The jurors awarded the Silver Alexander to Free Leonard Peltier, the documentary about the Native American activist who served almost 50 years in prison for the alleged murder of two FBI agents in ...