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Four Nights and A Fire

Dramatic Short | Alexander Nystrom

  • SYNOPSIS

FOUR NIGHTS AND A FIRE revolves around an Ojibwe ceremony performed upon death of a loved one, where the spirit of a recently departed makes a four-day journey to the afterlife and must overcome temptations along the way. Robert prepares for a sacred fire ceremony in the woods that his father used to hunt in, desperate to feel close to him one last time. Meanwhile, the spirit of his father finds the flame and seeks to console his son, though he is only able to watch, and grieves that he cannot comfort him. As Robert fights to keep the flame alive, the spirit fights his fear of the inevitable transition to the afterlife.

TRT: 10 Minutes

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Alex Nystrom

Producer
ALEX NYSTROM (Red Cliff Band of Chippewa Indians) is an Ojibwe writer, director and producer. His script Between was selected for the 2nd annual Indigenous List (2022) on THE BLACK LIST in partnership with ILLUMINATIVE and the SUNDANCE Indigenous Program, which highlights the top up-and-coming Indigenous film and television writers in the U.S. Nystrom’s upcoming short film Four Nights and a Fire was one of 10 short films chosen to be a recipient of a production grant via VOICES WITH IMPACT 2022 and was also selected for Vision Maker Media’s Creative Shorts Fellowship 2022.

Amman Abbasi

Mentor
AMMAN ABBASI (Pakistani-American) is a writer-director, editor and composer. His feature film, Dayveon, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for two Film Independent Spirit Awards in 2018. Abbasi’s upcoming projects include The Quench.

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Walt Pourier

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Walt is Oglala Lakota and created the logo for Urban Rez. He is Creative Director, owner of Nakota Designs Advertising Designs and Graphics. Executive Director of the Stronghold Society nonprofit dedicated to instilling hope and supporting youth movements through Live Life Call To Action Campaigns.

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Lynn Palmanteer-Holder, an Indigenous plateau woman of North Central Washington and member of eight of twelve Tribes of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Lynn recently retired as inaugural Director of Tribal Government Affairs for Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, the state’s oversight agency of 34 CTCs.  She is a highly accomplished professional that spans over 40 years. She is an experienced educator that has a demonstrated history across K12, post-secondary & higher education as a teacher, school counselor, superintendent, researcher, and professor. Also, she has diverse experience as an entrepreneur, Tribal leader and administrator. She is skilled in curriculum and program development, facilitating government to government relationships that led to formal partnerships between state institutions and Tribes developing custom programs. Lynn has served on many boards and has been recognized for various statewide, and national awards. She has several scholarly publications and has done various conference presentations and speaking engagements, at the local, national and international level. Lynn holds a Ph.C. (ABD) in Social Welfare Policy from University of Washington. She earned her M.Ed., with a concentration in counseling psychology from Washington State University and B.Ed., in K12 Education from Eastern Washington University. Lynn is a wife of 49 years, a mother of three adult professional children, granny of 10 and great granny to two. Lynn and her husband are high school sweethearts, and together enjoy time with their 15+ two-legged blessings.