
After her sister Tama’s untimely passing, Birdie learns that the bond between them is stronger than life and death. In between states of memory and heartbreak, Tama and Birdie show how we can continue on in a different way if we are willing to listen.
Filmmaker Bio: Brit Hensel is an Oklahoma-based director, writer and award-winning filmmaker whose work has been featured at Sundance, imagineNATIVE, Hot Docs, and Full Frame. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she is the first female enrolled member of the tribe to direct a film selected by the Sundance Film Festival. Her films explore themes of the environment, Indigenous women’s experiences, language, and her people’s deep ties to the lands of Oklahoma and North Carolina. In 2022, her short film ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught) premiered at Sundance, was nominated for Best Short Documentary at the 38th IDA Documentary Awards, and was selected for the inaugural L.A. Times Op-Docs. Brit is currently in production on her first feature documentary film, What She Carries.
After her sister Tama’s untimely passing, Birdie learns that the bond between them is stronger than life and death. In between states of memory and heartbreak, Tama and Birdie show how we can continue on in a different way if we are willing to listen.
Filmmaker Bio: Brit Hensel is an Oklahoma-based director, writer and award-winning filmmaker whose work has been featured at Sundance, imagineNATIVE, Hot Docs, and Full Frame. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she is the first female enrolled member of the tribe to direct a film selected by the Sundance Film Festival. Her films explore themes of the environment, Indigenous women’s experiences, language, and her people’s deep ties to the lands of Oklahoma and North Carolina. In 2022, her short film ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught) premiered at Sundance, was nominated for Best Short Documentary at the 38th IDA Documentary Awards, and was selected for the inaugural L.A. Times Op-Docs. Brit is currently in production on her first feature documentary film, What She Carries.