Red Hand
Tempe, Arizona | Film Short
Drama, Mystery
Many Americans are unaware of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women advocate and its significance to Indigenous communities today. Red Hand focuses on this and what it means to be Native American women whose voices are not heard on a reservation where legal authority is not depended upon.
Red Hand
Tempe, Arizona | Film Short
Drama, Mystery
1 Campaigns | Arizona, United States
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Many Americans are unaware of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women advocate and its significance to Indigenous communities today. Red Hand focuses on this and what it means to be Native American women whose voices are not heard on a reservation where legal authority is not depended upon.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
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- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Red Hand is a film project that focuses on the importance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women which is an unfamiliar advocate to most. The film is a story based on real life situations that many Native American Women experience when a loved sister, daughter, mother, cousin, aunt, or grandmother goes missing. As the narrative goes, a young girl faces an emotional loss from her older sister’s disappearance while her family is doing everything they can into finding her. From the absence of resources on the reservation, the family feels discouraged, but the sister’s disappearance must be acknowledged against the FBI’s lack of help towards Native American communities. While the characters feel isolated and helpless, this film is to present Native American people as resilient against many issues reflected today like authoritative priorities and the absence of nationwide media coverage. See what unfolds as one young girl makes sure her sister’s voice is heard and not forgotten.
Synopsis
A young Navajo girl named Dakota lives her everyday life on a reservation but experiences one of her most challenging lost she's ever had. After coming back home from school, Dakota's older sister has gone missing without any sign of communication. Months past while Dakota and her family are still struggling to find her older sister. When Dakota declares her concerns and fustrations to her mother about the FBI's failure of trust in making them a priority, Dakota storms out but to soon to find an old friend. Now, Dakota knows what she must do in order to have her older sister's voice mean more than an unknown case.
Characters
Dakota - an 18 year old girl who loves her older sister dearly and would do anything for her family. She is passionate about who she is, where she comes from, and is an empath in what she cares about.
Nicole - a compassionate individaul who views the brighter sides of situations. A strong mother to Dakota, she wants nothing more than to find her eldest daughter but is lost on who she should trust.
Naomi - loyal, clever, and dear friend to Dakota. She wants nothing more but to see Dakota happy and strong because of the childhood they share together. Being her neighbor since they were kids, Naomi feels obligated to help her best friend in any situation.
In the film industry today, there is a minimal number of Indigenous based films on realisitic representations of Native American communities and reservations. This film is strongly inspired by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women advocate which reflects the high percentages of Native women who go missing. It has been statistcially proven that Native American people are the only minority group to reach breaking numbers in missing person cases. In addition to raising awareness from the film, the symbolisim shown is to represent Indigenous reslience and bypass the stereotypical image of Native Americans that society continues to present today. Our goal is to create a memorable narrative which represents the ongoing act of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women that many audiences are unaware about.
Yá'át'ééh my name is Octavia Endischee. I am a current film student at Arizona State University majoring in Film and Media Production with a focus on directing and minoring in Fashion. As a filmmaker, I am passionate about making films based on who I am, where I'm from, and most importantly representing the beauty of my culture and people.
Being Navajo and growing up on the Navajo Reservation my whole life, I was raised traditional in my culture and I learned so many teachings and stories that helped me guide me to who I am today. It gave me an admiration for sharing my cultural stories, and film gives me the opportunity to do that. Where I come from is very unique and important to me, and I want to share those experiences with the world.
This project is important to me because I strongly feel for Indigenous women and what it means to struggle against factors such as living on reservations and having nonreliable resources such as legal protection. I want this film to present one of the realisitc struggles of Indigenous communities today and that is the high rate of disappearances and assault of Native American women. Mostly importantly, I want to show people who are unaware of this issue that this advocate is a real and ongoing today. To be the voice for unheard girls and women, so by given the opportunity to create this film, audiences will understand the importance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
This short film is not possible without you. With your contributions we will be able to get the surreal experience in making a one of a kind artwork that the entire crew will be proud of. As student filmmakers, we need all the support we can get. Our overall goal is $3,500 which will go towards food, equipment, transportation, and more. Your donations will cover the costs of many aspects in our production.
Not only is this a film project, but it is a senior capstone thesis that is very important to our crew and team. The ability in creating this film will open many opportunties and exposure for our crew members and possibly give them a career headstart. After the creation of this short film, we plan to submit it to many festivals as much as possible and have a wider audience view our hard work and dedication, but this is not possible without your help.
pledges/contributions will cover the costs of:
*estimated costs are subject to change throughout production
There are three important ways you can support us in bringing this project to life, so please consider one of the following and any amount of help is much appreciated. From your support, we will be able to educate and inform about Indigenous issues, causes, and create awarness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
pledge
- Pledge to one of our tiers that is appropiate for you and you'll recieve the special edition rewards as a thank you for supporting our film!
follow us on Instagram
- Follow us our Instagram account @redhandfilm and stay up to date with our progress in the film! Be able to see exclusive behind the scenes photos and see more in depth content about the film itself!
spread the word
- Promote our film on any platform or by word of mouth, any kind of exposure is great for our film! Share our Seed&Spark page to others or visit our Red Hand film website at https://redhandfilm.wixsite.com/red-hand.
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Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crafty & Catering
Costs $1,050
One can't make a film on bread alone. This will help cover the cost of food and drinks!
Transportation
Costs $800
We'll need help moving equipment as well as covering the cost of gas!
Grip and Electric
Costs $150
This will help us cover the cost of any Grip and Electric equipment needed to make Red Hand great!
Set Design
Costs $500
This will help us get all the set pieces needed to bring the world of the film to life on screen!
Wardrobe
Costs $280
In order to bring the characters to life, we'll need help covering the cost of costumes!
Insurance
Costs $720
It's important to make sure our set is safe and covered just in case, and this will help us do that!
Cash Pledge
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About This Team
Director - Octavia Endischee
Octavia Endischee is a current film student at Arizona State University majoring in Film and Media Production with a focus on directing and minoring in Fashion. As a filmmaker, she is passionate about making films based on who she is and most importantly representing the beauty of her culture and people. Growing up on the Navajo Reservation her whole life, she was raised traditional and learned many teachings and stories that helped her guide her to who she is today. Her everlasting goal is to share her unique experiences and stories with the world. She is excited to direct her first short film and avdocate the importance of Native American women who go missing but are not forgotten.
Director of Photography - Monica Gaytan
Monica Gaytan is currently studying cinematography at Arizona State University. She hopes to work on projects that inspire her from the stories and people involved in them for the time being during her final year in film school. Over the course of her life, she hopes to explore all art forms she can so that she can implement her life experiences, knowledge, and conversations with people she has met through her life. She is happy to have worked with the director of this project so far, and hopes to continue to provide unconditional support towards this project.
Editor - Jadarius Conn
Jadarius Conn is a fourth year student studying Film and Media Production with a focus in Editing and VFX. He hopes to continue bringing films to life with the work of VFX to make the impossible possible. Having grown up on the reservation with his culture he has understood the importance of growing up in a Matrilineal society and the severity that the MMIW movement has caused in Indian Country. This film means a lot to him and his people, to really get across the importance of MMIW in a way that is understood and accesible to outsiders.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Red Hand is a film project that focuses on the importance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women which is an unfamiliar advocate to most. The film is a story based on real life situations that many Native American Women experience when a loved sister, daughter, mother, cousin, aunt, or grandmother goes missing. As the narrative goes, a young girl faces an emotional loss from her older sister’s disappearance while her family is doing everything they can into finding her. From the absence of resources on the reservation, the family feels discouraged, but the sister’s disappearance must be acknowledged against the FBI’s lack of help towards Native American communities. While the characters feel isolated and helpless, this film is to present Native American people as resilient against many issues reflected today like authoritative priorities and the absence of nationwide media coverage. See what unfolds as one young girl makes sure her sister’s voice is heard and not forgotten.
Synopsis
A young Navajo girl named Dakota lives her everyday life on a reservation but experiences one of her most challenging lost she's ever had. After coming back home from school, Dakota's older sister has gone missing without any sign of communication. Months past while Dakota and her family are still struggling to find her older sister. When Dakota declares her concerns and fustrations to her mother about the FBI's failure of trust in making them a priority, Dakota storms out but to soon to find an old friend. Now, Dakota knows what she must do in order to have her older sister's voice mean more than an unknown case.
Characters
Dakota - an 18 year old girl who loves her older sister dearly and would do anything for her family. She is passionate about who she is, where she comes from, and is an empath in what she cares about.
Nicole - a compassionate individaul who views the brighter sides of situations. A strong mother to Dakota, she wants nothing more than to find her eldest daughter but is lost on who she should trust.
Naomi - loyal, clever, and dear friend to Dakota. She wants nothing more but to see Dakota happy and strong because of the childhood they share together. Being her neighbor since they were kids, Naomi feels obligated to help her best friend in any situation.
In the film industry today, there is a minimal number of Indigenous based films on realisitic representations of Native American communities and reservations. This film is strongly inspired by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women advocate which reflects the high percentages of Native women who go missing. It has been statistcially proven that Native American people are the only minority group to reach breaking numbers in missing person cases. In addition to raising awareness from the film, the symbolisim shown is to represent Indigenous reslience and bypass the stereotypical image of Native Americans that society continues to present today. Our goal is to create a memorable narrative which represents the ongoing act of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women that many audiences are unaware about.
Yá'át'ééh my name is Octavia Endischee. I am a current film student at Arizona State University majoring in Film and Media Production with a focus on directing and minoring in Fashion. As a filmmaker, I am passionate about making films based on who I am, where I'm from, and most importantly representing the beauty of my culture and people.
Being Navajo and growing up on the Navajo Reservation my whole life, I was raised traditional in my culture and I learned so many teachings and stories that helped me guide me to who I am today. It gave me an admiration for sharing my cultural stories, and film gives me the opportunity to do that. Where I come from is very unique and important to me, and I want to share those experiences with the world.
This project is important to me because I strongly feel for Indigenous women and what it means to struggle against factors such as living on reservations and having nonreliable resources such as legal protection. I want this film to present one of the realisitc struggles of Indigenous communities today and that is the high rate of disappearances and assault of Native American women. Mostly importantly, I want to show people who are unaware of this issue that this advocate is a real and ongoing today. To be the voice for unheard girls and women, so by given the opportunity to create this film, audiences will understand the importance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
This short film is not possible without you. With your contributions we will be able to get the surreal experience in making a one of a kind artwork that the entire crew will be proud of. As student filmmakers, we need all the support we can get. Our overall goal is $3,500 which will go towards food, equipment, transportation, and more. Your donations will cover the costs of many aspects in our production.
Not only is this a film project, but it is a senior capstone thesis that is very important to our crew and team. The ability in creating this film will open many opportunties and exposure for our crew members and possibly give them a career headstart. After the creation of this short film, we plan to submit it to many festivals as much as possible and have a wider audience view our hard work and dedication, but this is not possible without your help.
pledges/contributions will cover the costs of:
*estimated costs are subject to change throughout production
There are three important ways you can support us in bringing this project to life, so please consider one of the following and any amount of help is much appreciated. From your support, we will be able to educate and inform about Indigenous issues, causes, and create awarness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
pledge
- Pledge to one of our tiers that is appropiate for you and you'll recieve the special edition rewards as a thank you for supporting our film!
follow us on Instagram
- Follow us our Instagram account @redhandfilm and stay up to date with our progress in the film! Be able to see exclusive behind the scenes photos and see more in depth content about the film itself!
spread the word
- Promote our film on any platform or by word of mouth, any kind of exposure is great for our film! Share our Seed&Spark page to others or visit our Red Hand film website at https://redhandfilm.wixsite.com/red-hand.
Ahe'hee'
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crafty & Catering
Costs $1,050
One can't make a film on bread alone. This will help cover the cost of food and drinks!
Transportation
Costs $800
We'll need help moving equipment as well as covering the cost of gas!
Grip and Electric
Costs $150
This will help us cover the cost of any Grip and Electric equipment needed to make Red Hand great!
Set Design
Costs $500
This will help us get all the set pieces needed to bring the world of the film to life on screen!
Wardrobe
Costs $280
In order to bring the characters to life, we'll need help covering the cost of costumes!
Insurance
Costs $720
It's important to make sure our set is safe and covered just in case, and this will help us do that!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Director - Octavia Endischee
Octavia Endischee is a current film student at Arizona State University majoring in Film and Media Production with a focus on directing and minoring in Fashion. As a filmmaker, she is passionate about making films based on who she is and most importantly representing the beauty of her culture and people. Growing up on the Navajo Reservation her whole life, she was raised traditional and learned many teachings and stories that helped her guide her to who she is today. Her everlasting goal is to share her unique experiences and stories with the world. She is excited to direct her first short film and avdocate the importance of Native American women who go missing but are not forgotten.
Director of Photography - Monica Gaytan
Monica Gaytan is currently studying cinematography at Arizona State University. She hopes to work on projects that inspire her from the stories and people involved in them for the time being during her final year in film school. Over the course of her life, she hopes to explore all art forms she can so that she can implement her life experiences, knowledge, and conversations with people she has met through her life. She is happy to have worked with the director of this project so far, and hopes to continue to provide unconditional support towards this project.
Editor - Jadarius Conn
Jadarius Conn is a fourth year student studying Film and Media Production with a focus in Editing and VFX. He hopes to continue bringing films to life with the work of VFX to make the impossible possible. Having grown up on the reservation with his culture he has understood the importance of growing up in a Matrilineal society and the severity that the MMIW movement has caused in Indian Country. This film means a lot to him and his people, to really get across the importance of MMIW in a way that is understood and accesible to outsiders.