Frozen River Film Festival

American Outrage – Gage & Gage Productions
(56 Minutes)

American Outrage focuses on the Dann sisters and their fight to keep their Western Shoshone lands. In 1863, the Shoshone signed a treaty with the US allowing them to pass on their lands. That treaty, The Treaty of Ruby Valley, was a treaty of good faith and in no way signified that the Shoshone were giving up their lands. However, in 1974, Mary and Carrie Dann, elderly Shoshone grandmothers, found themselves accused of trespassing on their own land. The lengths that the government went to remove the Dann sisters and their livestock from their property is astounding.

Ride of the Mergansers

The Hooded Merganser is a rare and reclusive duck found only in North America. Every spring, in the Great Lakes region, the wary hen lays and incubates her eggs in a nest high in the trees. Just 24 hours after hatching, the tiny ducklings must make the perilous leap to the ground below to begin life in the wild.

This age-old rite is rarely observed by humans. ‘Ride of the Mergansers,’ an 11-minute wildlife documentary, brings this hidden drama to the screen. Filmed entirely in northern Minnesota, ‘Ride of the Mergansers’ is a heartwarming blend of natural history, humor, and suspense. You’ll be entertained, educated, and inspired – and leave with a new found appreciation of the phrase ‘leap of faith.’