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Ku Stevens (17) is the solo runner at his high school with no coach. Living on the Yerington Paiute reservation in Northwest Nevada he needs more to be seen by his dream school, the University of Oregon. As Ku trains, unreconciled emotions unearth the memory of his great
grandfather, Frank Quinn. At 8 years old, Frank ran 50 miles across the desert to escape an Indian boarding school. Frank’s story becomes interwoven with Ku’s journey to run a collegiate qualifying time.
Will Ku outrun his history or will he learn to run in parallel with it to achieve his
dreams?
Film run time: 87 minutes
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Directed by Paige Bethmann
Featuring: Kutoven Stevens
Produced by: Jessica Epstein
Producers: Paige Bethmann & Judd Ehrlich
Edited by: Stephanie Khoury
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Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee woman and feature filmmaker based in Rochester, New York. Over the last 10 years, Paige has worked in non-fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. Her directorial debut REMAINING NATIVE premiered at SXSW winning a special Jury Award and Audience Award. Her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute edit and story lab, the International Documentary Association, Doc Society, and
the Points North Institute. In 2024 Paige was named in DOC NYC’s 40 under 40 documentary filmmakers to watch. She is currently a BAFTA Breakthrough recipient
highlighting her as one of the most exciting new voices in documentary film.
Jess Epstein is an independent documentary producer who has been working in
documentary film and unscripted television for over 10 years. She has worked in
the U.S. and abroad, producing both long and short-format content, including
feature-length documentaries, LOS ÚLTIMOS FRIKIS and CANDACE PARKER:
UNAPOLOGETIC (ESPN / FILM-45), both of which premiered at DOC NYC. Her
most recent project, REMAINING NATIVE, directed by Paige Bethmann, which
premiered at SXSW in 2025 and received both the Special Jury and Audience
awards. She is currently producing the feature documentary, DADDY, directed by
Hannah Myers. She is a PGA Create Documentary Fellow, CNN Points North
American Stories Documentary Fellow, and a Sundance Institute Documentary
Film Program Grantee for this project. She is also an impact strategist, recently
working with Loren Waters on her short documentary film, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (MEET
ME AT THE CREEK) (BSDFF 2024) and TIGER (Sundance 2024). She holds a BA
from NYU Gallatin and MA from BARUCH Cuny. In addition to producing, Jessica
is the Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships at BAVC Media
Established in 2022, the Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy (TTPC) is a Tongva-led nonprofit dedicated to stewarding land and uplifting culture in Tovaangar. Rooted in ancestral responsibility and care, TTPC stewards Huhuunga, a site envisioned as an inclusive educational and cultural center where the Tongva are acknowledged as the original land stewards of this region and all Native people and neighbors alike can gather, learn, and grow together for generations to come. All are welcome and tasked with coming in a good way.
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