Demon Mineral
90 mins | United States | 2023
Director: Hadley Austin
Producer: Nevo Shinaar, Emma Robbins
Screenwriter: Tommy Rock (Co-writer)
Cinematographer: Yoni Goldstein
Cast: Emma Robbins, Lisa Robbins, Jesse Holiday, Deb Haaland, Tommy Rock
Release Year: 2023
Language: English (United States)
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary, Female Director, BIPOC
(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2024 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) (Audience Award for Documentary Feature) DEMON MINERAL is an account of life in the wake of uranium mining on sacred lands. Shot over the course of 4 years with Diné (Navajo) community oversight and guidance, the film examines the legacy of uranium extraction from the perspectives of both the landscape and its inhabitants.