How We Stand

How We Stand follows the story of three Oklahoma sisters and their mother who travel to Los Angeles through a 1950s relocation program that gave Native Americans the opportunity to become “civilized” by getting jobs in urban centres. When they arrive, they begin to understand that like many east-to-west dreams, the reality is not the new beginning they sought. Abandoned by government policy and in acute poverty, they begin to search for their own, finding community in “the tombs” – the cemented riverways of LA. It is here that tragedy strikes, and the lives of the children separate down three very different paths before emerging in 1970s Los Angeles – weaving together one telling, one flood.

Director: Marie Clements

Writer: Marie Clements

Lead Cast: Amber Midthunder, Cara Jade Myers, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Isabel DeRoy-Olson,

Eric Johnson, Darren Mann, Gary Farmer, Gil Bellows

Producers: Marie Clements, Christine Haebler, Trish Dolman, Steven Thibault

Executive Producers: Kirk D’Amico, Mark Slone, Cara Jade Myers

Director of Photography: Adam Madrzyk

Production Designer: Brian Davie, Mark Freeborn

Editor: Geoff Ashenhurst, Maxime Lahaie

Composers: Wayne Lavallee

Production Company: Tombs Production Inc.

Parent Companies: Marie Clements Media, Screen Siren Pictures