On Sacred Ground (2023)
Based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota on land that is owned by the Lakota “Sioux” Tribe. The film follows Daniel, a journalist and Afghanistan War military veteran, and Elliot, an oil company executive, who find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious pipeline.
Directors: Josh Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell.
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William Mapother as Daniel McKinney |
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Amy Smart as Julie |
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David Arquette as Elliot |
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Frances Fisher as Ricky |
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Kerry Knuppe as Mika |
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Irene Bedard as Mary Singing Crow |
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Mariel Hemingway as Marion |
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David Midthunder as Terry |
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Che Jim as Akicita |
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Rebecca Harrell Tickell as Sam (as Rebecca Tickell) |
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KateLynn E. Newberry as Shelley |
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Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas as Chief Dancing Falcon |
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Peter Lawson Jones as Doug |
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Layla Cushman as Faith |
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Zach Meiser as Patch |
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Kevin McClatchy as Kenneth |
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Paul Worley as Diner |
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Aqeel Ash-Shakoor as Frank |
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Edwin Modlin II as Major Levy |
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Anita Farmer Bergman as Water Protector |
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Thomas Dunbar as Priest |
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John E. Brownlee as Veteran |
| Directing | Josh Tickell | Director |
| Writing | Hannah Moon | Story |
| Writing | William Mapother | Writer |
| Writing | Josh Tickell | Writer |
| Writing | Josh Tickell | Story |
| Writing | Rebecca Harrell Tickell | Writer |
| Directing | Rebecca Harrell Tickell | Director |
| Writing | Rebecca Harrell Tickell | Story |