On a Knife Edge
On a Knife Edge is a father-son story about Guy and George Dull Knife that unfolds over the course of George’s coming-of-age journey. Under his father’s guidance, George becomes an activist and organizer, and begins identifying with the role of traditional Lakota warrior, which he views as his family legacy. He commits himself to the fight for social justice, but struggles with adapting the old ways and his father’s expectations to the modern-day realities of growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Told largely through George’s eyes, the film offers a privileged glimpse into the youngest generation of the American Indian Movement, as well as George’s own evolving notions of Native identity, manhood, and duty. His story is interwoven with animated sequences that depict five generations of family history, narrated by his father and based on paintings he has created to explore the continuum of their fight through the generations.
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- TheatricalNR10 Jun 2017
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On a Knife Edge was released on 10 June 2017.
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11/1/2021
“On a Knife Edge”: Coming of age on the Pine Ridge reservation February 23, 2018 By Mark Maxey https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/on-a-knife-edge-coming-of-age-on-the-pine-ridge-reservation A few weeks ago I talked to Leonard Peltier, American Indian Movement (AIM) member and political prisoner. He asked me to work with Eli Cane, producer of the film On a Knife Edge. After watching it eight times—yes, it’s tha…
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