Reciprocity Project Season Two

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 Season Two of Reciprocity Project, the theme is “Return.” We are collaborating with seven Indigenous filmmakers from around the globe who share how reciprocity is embodied in their communities. The films are currently in distrubtion and are being screened at festivals around the globe.

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

Film Details

  • Genre: Non-fiction series

  • Length: 7 episodes - 1h 55 minutes & 1 related film - 9 min

  • Languages: Limba, Mohawk, Atayal, Arikara, Maasai, Sámi, English

  • Stage: Distribution

  • Transcripts (coming soon!):

    • Ma ŋaye ka Masaala a se ka Wɔmɛti (From God To Man)

    • Tentsítewahkwe

    • TAYAL FOREST CLUB

    • Tahnaanooku'

    • ENCHUKUNOTO (The Return)

    • ARMEA

    • ÁHKUIN

    • Gath & K'iyh

Reciprocity Project Season 2 trailer

“What kind of ancestor do we want to be?”

Nia Tero and Upstander Project designed Reciprocity Project to support the creation of stories of hope, rooted in Indigenous perspectives and exploring the value of reciprocity, made by, about, and within Indigenous communities.

 
 

Reciprocity.org

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

Meet the Reciprocity Project Season two filmmaking team

  • Filmmakers: Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk), Justin Deegan (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), Letila Mitchell (Rotuman), Laha Mebow (Tayal), Laissa Malih (IL-Lakipiani Maasai), Sunná Nousuniemi (Sámi), Lansana “Barmmy Boy” Mansaray (Limba), Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Neets'aii Gwich'in)

  • 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.

  • 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