Interview: Emily Kassie & Julian Brave NoiseCat On 'Sugarcane'

The greatest collaboration of the year involved more than just two fresh filmmakers in their feature debut. Did the ancestral spirits help steer the creation of 'Sugarcane'?

Many films are destined to be made, but few are as clear in their divine compulsion as Sugarcane. Its story of intergenerational trauma tied to Indian reservation schools was a long time coming — strange that it has taken until now for such a documentary to exist — but this particular film required pieces to align perfectly for its important work to com…