
Sterlin Harjo on Experiencing the Native Summit and FILM FORWARD in Oklahoma
Before 2001, I had almost no idea what Sundance was, other than a prestigious film festival that happened in the mountains of Utah. A professor at the University of Oklahoma suggested I go listen to Bird Runningwater, a graduate of the university who had come back to speak on behalf of Sundance Institute and do a little outreach work in his home state. That was when I first learned about the incredible work Sundance Institute does to develop filmmakers.