Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock” by Emily Roehl.

Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock” by Emily Roehl.
It breaks down each ‘act’ of the film, the importance of the media in shaping public consciousness of this event and includes screenshots illustrating the narrative strategies of the directors. My choice of this film is definitely a call-back to the way that Hampton, King, and Wells all crafted public messages to bring others to collective action. Content-warning: The film also includes scenes of violent confrontation with the private security forces and the police.
We will go into more depth about the movements connected to Standing Rock and their philosophical basis as conclude our class.
PROMPT (the same as for our previous film)
This prompt is simple, but deep: What did you learn from watching this film?

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