‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Heads To IDFA With New Footage Of American Indian Movement Leader’s Release From Prison; Watch Clip

EXCLUSIVE: The award-winning documentary Free Leonard Peltier screens at the world-renowned International Documentary ...
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‘Free Leonard Peltier’ documentary hits festival circuit ahead of Peltier’s release from prison

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - After being in prison for nearly 50 years, Native American activist Leonard Peltier is set to be released later this month. Peltier was convicted of two counts of ...
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'Free Leonard Peltier' is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It's getting a new ending, just like its subject.

In his final hours in office, President Joe Biden made a decision that energized Native American activists across the country: He commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, who has served 49 years in ...
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Film festival to feature Leonard Peltier documentary and two locally made world premieres

The acclaimed new documentary “Free Leonard Peltier” will open the 44th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, which runs April 2 through 13. Screenings are $17, or $11 for MSP Film Society ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Review: Doc About Imprisoned Indigenous Activist Is Timelier Than Ever, but Leaves Too Much Unexamined

Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary tells Peltier's story all the way through President Joe Biden's commutation. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Late in Jesse Short Bull and ...
The Hollywood Reporter

As He Awaits Release From Federal Prison, Leonard Peltier Is Still in Danger, Advocates Say

The warning comes after the joyous twist of clemency for the Indigenous activist, as shown in a Sundance film premiering Monday. By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, Technology and Politics There are ...
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‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Filmmakers on How Recently Released Activist Continues His Fight for Indigenous Communities: ‘His Fire Is Undiminished’

You would have been hard-pressed to find a timelier film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival than “Free Leonard Peltier,” directors Jesse Short Bull and David France’s documentary about the Native ...
Minnesota Daily

‘Free Leonard Peltier’ sets powerful tone for 44th MSP International Film Festival

“Free Leonard Peltier,” the opening night feature for the 44th Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival sold out three theaters at The Main Cinema, and for good reason. The powerful and timely ...