Sweetgrass (2026)

Spanning more than seven years, SWEETGRASS documents the evolving relationship between Isabelle and her daughter Mariya as early childhood softly shifts into the teenage years. Through carefully observed moments of everyday routine, deep connections to the natural landscape, and vibrant powwow gatherings, the documentary functions as a quiet archive of intergenerational knowledge. At its heart lies an unbroken chain of female ancestors preserving spoken dialects, bodily customs, and distinct cultural perspectives, all sustained by the constant presence of kokom. Rather than delivering exposition or historical context, the film simply watches how these living traditions flow between mother and child, gradually adapting in expression while firmly embedding themselves in the rhythm of daily existence.