Waterbuster-A Documentary Film by J. Carlos Peinado

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PREVIOUS SHOWINGS

White River Indie Films, White River Junction, VT

Fargo Film Festival, Fargo, ND
WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, Native American Voices

15th Annual Environmental Film Festival, Washington D.C. @ NMAI on the Mall

Winnipeg Aboriginal Film & Video Festival, Winnipeg, Canada
NOMINEE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

31st Annual American Indian Film Festival, San Fracisco, CA
NOMINEE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

13th Native American Film + Video Festival, NMAI, New York, NY

Heard Museum Film Festival
Phoenix, AZ

New Hampshire Film Expo
Porstmouth, NH

Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington, VT

Native Cinema Showcase
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM

“A lyrical, haunting account of loss of community and cultural identity...vividly reimagines the fabled towns and rich bottomland from which the North Dakota Indians were evicted by the damming of the Missouri River.”

-Ronnie Scheib, VARIETY

“Deeply personal and made with passion and tenderness, this gem reveals incredible, little known history, past and present, that, amazingly, both breaks your heart and raises your spirits...It’s a documentary every American should see. ”

-Danny Peary, FilmInk

Interviews and other notable mentions

www.mediarights.org
Written as a follow-up to our attendance at the 2004 IFP Market (NYC), where Waterbuster was invited to attend as a documentary-work-in-progress.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/steve.rosenbaum/archives/003500.html
Written as a follow-up to our attendance at the 2005 Museum of Television and Radio Film Festival. Waterbuster was one of five selected documentaries to be "pitched" to a board of industry representatives in front of a live audience.

www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_040409trib.html
A brief mention of Waterbuster (aka: In the Wake of the Flood, working title) participation in the 2004 Tribeca "All-Access"Program where new directors of color were selected to participate in one-on-one meetings with industry representatives. We met with P.O.V., American Experience, MTV, HBO among others and received invaluable advice and commentary on our project.

More on the subject

Below are links that will help you with further information on the Garrison Dam and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes. This list will continue to grow, so check back often!

www.elbowoodscafe.com
Paul VanDevelder has written the most comprehensive story on the construction of the Garrison Dam and the lasting legacy to family, community and the state of North Dakota. Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes and the Trial That Forged a Nation is a must read on the complex history of the dam and the legal wrangling that put 23 tribes' land, homes and communites underwater.

www.mhanation.com
The official website of the Mandan/Hidasta/Arikara Nation in North Dakota.