Reciprocity Project Season One

Reciprocity: The way of life that centers mutual exchange and sharing amongst all beings, past, present, and future, seen and unseen, and the Earth.

Synopsis

In Reciprocity Project’s first season, Indigenous filmmakers interpreted encouraged how ‘reciprocity’ is embodied by their communities, with authenticity and freedom, resulting in narratively and artistically distinct films, interweaving additional themes of intergenerational realities, language preservation, land connection, and the joys and challenges of reviving traditions nearly lost to colonialism.

Reciprocity Project is a coproduction of Upstander Project and Nia Tero in association with REI Co-op Studios.

Reciprocity Project Season 1 trailer

How can I watch Reciprocity Project Season One? 

The Reciprocity Project Season 1 are available for free individual viewing here.

Check our events page for additional opportunities to see the films at film festivals and screenings.

Request a screening or guest speaker from the filmmaking team here.

“The Reciprocity Project is a beautiful example of culture’s power to remind us all that we are part of nature and that the survival of the earth cannot be separated from the health of society.”
— Yo-Yo Ma

Reciprocity.org

Find even more photos, supplemental videos, and resources around the Reciprocity Project at reciprocity.org.

Meet the Reciprocity Project filmmaking team

  • Filmmakers and Community Partners: Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Gwich’in), Alisha Carlson (Gwich’in), Brit Hensel (Cherokee Nation), Keli Gonzales (Cherokee Nation), David Hernandez Palmar (Wayuu Iipuana), Flor Palmar (Wayuu Iipuana), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy), Brianna Smith (Passamaquoddy), Christopher Newell (Passamaquoddy), Roger Paul (Passamaquoddy), Lauren Stevens (Passamaquoddy), Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), Justyn Ah Chong (Kanaka Maoli), Malia Akutagawa (Kanaka Maoli)

  • Producers: Taylor Hensel (Cherokee Nation), Adam Mazo, Kavita Pillay, Tracy Rector

  • Executive Producer: Tracy Rector

  • Executive Producers for REI Co-op Studios: Hanna Boyd, Joe Crosby, Paolo Mottola

  • Coexecutive Producers: Hindou Ibrahim, Yo-Yo Ma, Cristina Mittermeier

  • Learning CoDirectors: Mishy Lesser, Ed.D., Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes descendant)

  • Production Manager/Editor: Sauli Pillay

  • Video Editor: Jacob Bearchum (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Northern Cheyenne, Walla Walla, Bitterroot Salish)

  • Creative Director/Graphic Design: Cindy Chischilly (Diné)

  • COVID-19 Safety Supervisor: Eleni Ledesma

  • Print Traffic Manager: Jonah Kozlowski

Reflect more deeply on Reciprocity project

Reciprocity Project films are at the center of a broader media ecosystem that includes learning materials, discussion guides, podcasts, photography, art, music, and more. We invite you to explore the storytelling space at reciprocity.org as a way to learn, reflect, explore, and act.

Find learning materials on each film’s webpage following the link below.