Douk
A Native American family confronts the harsh reality of being split apart from their daughters.
STARRING: Justin Rain, Roseanne Supernault, J. David Hinze, Joyce Hernandez, Destiny LewisDIRECTOR / WRITER: Michelle HernandezPRODUCERS: Courtney Brooks, Michelle Hernandez, Carolyn SilvernailDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ross GodwinFILM EDITOR: Richie WenzlerMUSIC: Robert ArzolaThe Film
The Trailer
Official Film Festival Selections
2019 Lift-Off Sessions
2019 American Indian Film Festival (World Premiere Screening)
2019 LA Skins Fest
2020 Dividing Lines: An African American and Native American Symposium
2020 Santa Fe Film Festival
2020 Phoenix Film Festival
2020 First Nations Film and Video Festival
2020 Cordillera Int’l Film Festival
2020 Native Spirit Film Festival
2020 San Pedro International Film Festival
2020 BendFilm Festival
2020 Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival
2020 Red Nation International Film Festival
2020 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles InFocus: Indigenous Cinema
2021 Durango International Film Festival
2021 Cinema Femme Short Film Showcase April 2021
2021 CineFestival San Antonio
2021 Sacramento International Film Festival
2021 MINT Film Festival
2021 Official Latino Film and Arts Festival
Awards / Nominations / Honorable Mentions
WINNER: Horizon Award - 2019 LA Skins Fest
WINNER: Mentorship Recipient - 2021 Cinema Femme Short Film Showcase April 2021
NOMINATION: Best Short Narrative - 2019 LA Skins Fest
NOMINATION: Best Indigenous Film - 2020 Cordillera Int’l Film Festival
NOMINATION: Best Student Film - 2020 Red Nation International Film Festival
NOMINATION: Best Drama - 2021 Official Latino Film and Arts Festival
HONORABLE MENTION: US Fiction Short Film - 2021 CineFestival San Antonio
A Glimpse Inside Douk
A behind-the-scenes documentary that Richie put together with the footage that he shot during the time of production in March 2018 at Sue-Meg State Park, formerly Patrick’s Point State Park when filming happened, giving you a brief look in what it took to bring some of the scenes to life.
To see the final take of production, it’s just a click away.
