STANDING ROCK
A SHORT DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT THE FILM
Minimal in its narrative form, this is a poetic documentary on what life was like at the Standing Rock campsite, while the men, women and children who were there protested against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. It does not aim to educate the audience on why the protests were happening, or where the movement lies today. Instead, this film shows in a very non-intrusive manner, the kind of people that stood up to the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the kind of environment they were living in.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
GABRIEL O'BYRNE
Gabriel is a Colombian - American documentary filmmaker, highly interested in socio-political issues and exploring the effects they have on vulnerable populations. He has a B.F.A in Film from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, and currently works in the camera and post production department for documentary production companies and filmmakers
"I was born in a foreign country: literally in the sense that I am from Colombia, and figuratively, in the sense that I always felt like a foreigner. This ambivalence about my own home is intimately connected with the themes I look for in a story to document and tell. These stories that I gravitate towards are those about people who are engaged in some type of personal or collective struggle over the meaning of their home, and their fight against the capitalist entities that attempt to reshape it for their own benefit."
CREDITS
Cast: Emily Pomeroy
Tim Goggin
Nick Coon
Phillip Wright
“High Hat”
Director: Gabriel O’Byrne
Producer: Gabriel O’Byrne
Editor: Gabriel O’Byrne
Sound: Ing Wu
Gabriel O’Byrne
Color: Eliot Grigo
Special Thanks To:
Mallory Anhouse
Claudia Chuber
Norene Gachignard
Betsy Hedlund
Carl Hedlund
Chris Ireland
Margot Levine
Michael Lewis
Ann Mason
Margo Mason
Sarah mason
Phil Mason
Alex Mendez
Cate McDowell
Adriana O'Byrne
Andres O'Byrne
Antonia O'byrne
Sofia O'Byrne
Bob Ouellette
Daniel Posada
Chuck Rocha
Donato Rossi
Corinne Shroeder
Owen Shapiro
Miso Suchy
Amy Jo Weaver