Aitamaako'atamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun

Banchi Hanuse’s doc takes us to the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory to the home of Logan Red Crow, a young Siksika woman whose passion is the Indian Relay —one of the most extreme horse races in existence. A sport for the truly brave, the Relay’s riders vault from horse to horse in short, exhilarating races. Logan is a champion in the making, and her family is behind her, but in this male-dominated sport, victory is an uphill battle.With the dual pleasures of serenity and suspense: lyrical immersion in rural life alternates with thrilling race footage. Logan’s devotion to her horses, her family and her culture radiates off the screen, and as she pushes toward her goals, the connections between animal and human, family and community, ancestral tradition and contemporary life are profound and lasting.