Directing
Ben-Alex Dupris
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Ben-Alex Dupris is an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated Tribes. Over the years he has worked in commercial entertainment, tribal language preservation and youth media training. Additionally, he is focused on documenting frontline environmental activism. His was a 2018 Concordia Studios Artist-In-Residence, and was also named a prestigious 2018 Firelight Impact Producer's Fellow, 2017 Sundance Institute "Rauschenburg" Producer's Fellow and a 2016 Redford Center Grantee for the project formerly named "Oceti Sakowin". He is the director of "Sweetheart Dancers" (Mountainfilm 2019).
Known for
9.0Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the “Sweetheart Dance.” This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for heterosexual couples … until now.
Sweetheart Dancers
2019
9.0For millennia, Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain their traditional land management practices. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains, and prairies, Native communities across the US are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. As the climate crisis escalates these time-tested practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world.
Inhabitants
2021
NRAn exploration of the paradoxical relationship between wolves, deer, and Indigenous people as it was passed down since time immemorial.
Sister Wolves
2020
NRExploration of how the reality and resistance of Native Americans inspires the work of Pawnee artist Bunky Echo-Hawk, igniting discussions about environmentalism and Native American rights, among other topics.
Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance
2020
Behind the camera
9.0Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the “Sweetheart Dance.” This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for heterosexual couples … until now.
Sweetheart Dancers
2019
9.0For millennia, Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain their traditional land management practices. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains, and prairies, Native communities across the US are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. As the climate crisis escalates these time-tested practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world.
Inhabitants
2021
NRAn exploration of the paradoxical relationship between wolves, deer, and Indigenous people as it was passed down since time immemorial.
Sister Wolves
2020
NRExploration of how the reality and resistance of Native Americans inspires the work of Pawnee artist Bunky Echo-Hawk, igniting discussions about environmentalism and Native American rights, among other topics.
Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance
2020
