Vision Maker Film Festival: Everything is Connected – August Streaming

Published on August 1, 2026

These videos are available to view the entire month of August. Please check back each month as new titles will be available to stream.

Each month brings a new selection of powerful American Indian and Alaska Native films, available through in-person screenings at The Ross Theater in Lincoln, NE, and streaming free online worldwide. Join us and discover Indigenous stories, heritages, and perspectives that connect us all.

Streaming in August:

Courage: A young Native American boy navigates the pressures of fitting in at school and the expectations of his father, ultimately discovering his true strength and identity through the traditional Hoop Dance.

Themes: Connected by Experience; Connected by the Generations; Connected by the Resilience

Medicine Ball: Medicine Ball explores the unique historical and contemporary role of basketball as a tool for Native excellence, empowerment, and healing, from its roots in boarding schools and reservations to its omnipresence today.

Themes: Connected by Experience; Connected by Heritage; Connected by Resilience

July’s Ross Film Screening and Panel

Without Arrows: A champion grass dancer from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe left his reservation as a young man to escape a trauma that splintered his family, and built a new life in Philadelphia. A decade later he abandons it all and returns home to fulfill his mother’s ambition and carry on the legacy of their thiyóšpaye (extended family).

Theme: Connected by Relationships to Land & Place

Without Arrows Q&A panel. Moderator Joe Rousseau speaks with filmmakers Elizabeth Day and Jonathan Olshfeski, and Delwin Fiddler, Jr.

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