Noel Bass's guest appearances

Noel Bass

Film Forward

Let's Talk Native with John Kane

David Klein

Ervin Liz

Andrew Davis

Sam Pollard

Jake Williams

Dina Gilio-Whitaker

Lucy Walker

Bing Liu

Mark Charles

Adriana Lopez

Melissa Barrera

Kristen Gutoskie

Brandon Mendenhall

Sebastien Paquet

Virgil Williams

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The Pine Ridge Reservation (in South Dakota) declares a State of Emergency when youth suicide rates reach the highest levels in the country. A respected female elder leads the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s suicide prevention team while mentoring a group of suicide-survivor teenagers to find their voice. This is the story of The Bears on Pine Ridge - a powerful, eye-opening, and empowering documentary by filmmaker Noel Bass. In this episode of Film Forward, Noel discusses the making of his first film, what it was like living on the reservation, the relationships he built and how people can help the Bear program. The Bears on Pine Ridge will be streaming at LADFF.com from August 9th - August 14th. It is a film that must be seen - check it out and let us know what you think!

The Pine Ridge Reservation (in South Dakota) declares a State of Emergency when youth suicide rates reach the highest levels in the country. A respected female elder leads the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s suicide prevention team while mentoring a group of suicide-survivor teenagers to find their voice. <br><br>This is the story of The Bears on Pine Ridge - a powerful, eye-opening, and empowering documentary by filmmaker Noel Bass. In this episode of Film Forward, Noel discusses the making of his first film, what it was like living on the reservation, the relationships he built and how people can help the Bear program. <br><br>The Bears on Pine Ridge will be streaming at <a href="http://LADFF.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LADFF.com</a> from August 9th - August 14th. It is a film that must be seen - check it out and let us know what you think!

Noel Bass "The Bears on Pine Ridge"

Documentary filmmaker Noel Bass joins the show to talk to John about his new documentary focusing on the catastrophic youth suicide epidemic affecting the Pine Ridge territory and the two women fighting back with limited resources to stem the tide of a mental health crisis.

#522 - The Bears on Pine Ridge (Feat. Noel Bass)