LITTLE CHIEF

by May 12, 2025
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Sharon, a young teacher at a school on a Native American reservation, is dedicated to her job and her students in the most deprived of circumstances, even snagging toilet paper from other businesses’ restrooms for the school. But though she cares for her students and school, the work is emotionally draining. But Sharon must dig deep when the most isolated of her students, Bear, needs her the most.

Written and directed by Native American filmmaker Erica Tremblay, this short drama — which was a selection at Sundance in 2020 — is a thoughtful, resonant portrait of a relationship between a teacher and student.

Offering a snapshot of modern Native American life, it gently captures its strained economic poverty, but it’s also a quietly moving story of what it truly means to make a difference in a young person’s life.


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