DONOMA

A story about transformation.
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“Making this film was a very personal endeavor for me. My grandparents come from a long line of Choctaw ancestry, that walked the sorrowful Trail of Tears as they relocated to Oklahoma. The film was inspired by a story my grandmother used to tell me growing up. I wanted to share this story about my ancestors that gave them the beauty and mystery that I love to find in cinema.

The film digs into a realm of mysticism and its unique connection with nature and the cosmos. Its strong perspective creates an otherworldly quality that shifts the ordinary. It presents a story that honors Native American tradition/wisdom with optimism and mystery. This is a film for indigenous people, but also for others to see and learn a new side of American Indian history that is not riddled with pain, violence or tragedy. This is a story about overcoming fear with courage. A story about exiting the youth to find power within the Beyond to start the next chapter of life.”

- Writer/Director, Evan Spencer Brace

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ELDER - Charles Robinson

BOY - Dante Bull Shields

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor - Evan Spencer Brace

Director of Photography, Title Designer - Allen Laseter (vimeo.com/allenlaseter)

Visual Effects - Morgan Beringer (vimeo.com/morganism)

Score and Sound Design - Nate Fleming

Casting Director - Tara Yazzi

Associate Producer - Brennan Eagleton

Assistant Director - Amber Wilkinson

1st AC/Gaffer - Jake Macpherson

2nd AC - Jeremy Bolden

Location Manager - Mary Slinger

Colorist - Jimmy Cadenas

Crane Operator - Tim Smith

DIT - Jayson Wall

Additional Sound Design - Morgan Bringer

Grips - Christin Sites, Eduardo Carrillo, Sergio Ramos and Jourdan Lees

Assistant Art Director - Dejane Anderson

Storyboard Artist - David Anderson

Make up - Jessi Baker, Elizibeth Goans

Props - Paul W. Kneedler and Dode Bender

Cast: Evan Spencer Brace

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