Still from When They Were Here
When They Were Here
Still from When They Were Here
In Production

Directed by

Ivy MacDonald

Co-Directed by

Ivan MacDonald

Produced by

Jessica Jane Hart

When They Were Here is a documentary about the missing and murdered indigenous women, and girls crisis within the Blackfeet Reservation in the state of Montana. The film is told through the memories and lives of those that are left behind by the crisis: families. Three stories intersect through time, place, and memory–creating a shared experience of the crisis that examines the legacy of violence of the place they call home..

When They Were Here is a 2022 (Egg)celerator Lab Finalist.

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Meet the Filmmakers
Headshot of a woman with short hair combed backwards, leather jacket, and a shirt with flowers underneath. She looks at the camera
Ivy MacDonald
Photo courtesy Ivy MacDonald
Headshot of a man smiling at the camera, with long hair, black frames, and wearing a shirt with flowers with a t-shirt underneath.
Ivan MacDonald
Photo courtesy Ivan Macdonald
Headshot of a woman with long hair and smiling at the camera
Jessica Jane Hart
Photo courtesy Jessica Jane Hart
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Race/EthnicityWomen/Girls
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