Trailer Watch: A Journalist Seeks the Reality Behind DAPL in Rebecca and Josh Tickell’s “On Sacred Floor”

“We destroyed their previous however you’re destroying their future,” an oil exec is informed within the trailer for Rebecca and Josh Tickell’s “On Sacred Floor,” a story characteristic that revisits the controversial building of the Dakota Entry Pipeline. The pic impressed by true occasions that transpired on reservation lands in 2016.

“On Sacred Floor” follows journalist and army vet Daniel (William Mapother, “Save Me”) and his employer, Elliot (David Arquette, “Scream”), a bigwig on the oil firm that commissioned him to put in writing about them in a constructive gentle. The 2 discover themselves on opposing factions of the DAPL dispute, going “down separate paths throughout probably the most heated protests and confrontations with Native American tribes in trendy US historical past,” the movie’s synopsis particulars.

The trailer sees Daniel shifting away from house to put in writing a “no-BS” profile on the contentious pipeline, which is garnering media consideration amid protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He insists that he was employed to unearth the reality, which is met with skepticism by members of the Sioux Nation. “Are you right here to redeem your self or make cash for anyone else?” the journalist is requested within the trailer.

The Sioux Nation is seen galvanizing in opposition to the illegal use of its land, as the development of the DAPL would violate the 1866 Treaty of Fort Laramie. Analyzing a map of the Sioux Treaty Lands, Daniel is informed that “all the pieces you see there legally belongs to the Sioux Nation.” 

The extra Daniel discovers concerning the pipeline’s building, the extra he finds himself at odds with the oil tycoons he has been working with. “You moved the pipeline proper to the mouth of the reservation – it’s the one water supply,” he tells Elliot. 

“On Sacred Floor” was penned by Rebecca and Josh Tickell with Mapother.

Rebecca and Josh Dickell are additionally documentary filmmakers. Their newest doc, “The Revolution Technology,” a tribute to youth activists, was launched final 12 months. 

“On Sacred Floor” premieres in theaters and on VOD January 13.