Meet the Artists: Ivan MacDonald & Ivy MacDonald (Bring Them Home)

A virtual craft-focused conversation with the directors of the documentary, Bring Them Home, Ivan MacDonald and Ivy MacDonald. Together, we will discuss the journey of making this powerful film which follows a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory. We will explore how this artful film is intertwined with real change and how these filmmakers crafted a story and created an impact campaign in order to restore land, re-enliven traditional culture, and bring healing to their community.

Catch the film the night before, on November 5th, at Utah Film Center as part of the Black, Bold, and Brilliant program. RSVP here.

For Artist Foundry members and filmmakers. All will be invited to participate in the conversation.

If you are an Artist Foundry member, join us in-person at our Members Only November Mixer at Utah Film Center where we will be tuning into the conversation.

Ivan MacDonald

Director / Producer / Writer

Ivan MacDonald (Blackfeet) is an Emmy winning filmmaker based in Montana. His most recent project Murder in Bighorn premiered at the 2023 Sundance film festival aired nationally on Showtime. It was recently nominated for an independent spirit award. He is an inaugural fellow for the Netflix and Illuminative Producers Fellowship, and is also inaugural recipient of the Hulu and Firelight Kindling Fund.

Ivy MacDonald

Director / Writer

Ivy MacDonald (Blackfeet) is a director, producer, screenplay writer and cinematographer based in Montana. She won an Emmy for her producing work on Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible for ESPN and her first docuseries Murder in Big Horn, which she produced, premiered at 2023 Sundance Film Festival and broadcast nationally on Showtime. She was a part of the Fourth World Media Fellow for Tracey Rector’s indigenous filmmaker program and is currently a part of the Firelight Media Documentary Lab.

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