ABOUT THE FILM

NARRATED BY

Quannah ChasingHorse and Edward Norton

DIRECTED BY

Mary Mazzio

BAD RIVER, narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse and Academy-Award nominee, Edward Norton; written and directed by award-winning filmmaker, Mary Mazzio; and produced by Grant Hill (Owner of the Atlanta Hawks) and Allison Abner (writer for Narcos, West Wing and descendant of the Stockbridge Munsee Band), is a new documentary film which chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty, a story which unfolds in a groundbreaking way through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience which includes a David vs. Goliath battle to save Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in America. As Eldred Corbine, a Bad River Tribal Elder declares: “We gotta protect it… die for it, if we have to.”

Called “a powerful chronicle” by Bill McKibben (writer for The New Yorker), profoundly moving” by film critic Liz Braun, “a 10 out of 10” by film critic Vincent Schilling, and “brilliant” by David Corn of Mother Jones, BAD RIVER has already had remarkable impact, launched with a theatrical run in 25 major markets across the country lasting about two months (nearly unheard of for an independent documentary film). “We haven’t seen lines out the door like this since Barbie,” said the manager of the Ashland Bay Cinema in Wisconsin, who also reported that BAD RIVER outperformed Dune, Kung Fu Panda, Ghostbusters and Godzilla on successive weekends. People also made great effort to see the film on the big screen, flying to nearby states where the film was showing, and driving upwards of 6 hours to the closest movie theater, all of which speak to the power of this project. Leonardo DiCaprio posted the film’s trailer, as did Edward Norton, Mark Ruffalo, Jason Momoa, and Channing Tatum.

The film is executive produced by Mato Wayuhi (Reservation Dogs), Taylor Hensel (Reservation Dogs, Reciprocity Project), Victor Lopez-Carmen (former co-chair of the UN’s Indigenous Youth Caucus), Tracy Rector (Reciprocity Project), and Alec Sokolow (Toy Story), along with Arthur M. Blank, Tamia Hill, MC McCall, Bill Hudson, Bryan White, Chris White, Bill McNabb, Katie McNabb, Bruce Herring, Tricia Herring, Sue Wagner, and Jay Ruderman.

The film is currently streaming on Xfinity and on November 1, 2024, the film will debut on PEACOCK.

NOW streaming

SPECIAL EVENTS

50% OR MORE of all profits will be donated

to the Bad River Band

September 18

traverse city, mI

Hosted by the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities

September 18

Milwaukee, WI

UWM Student Union
Hosted by The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Water Commons

September 27

madison, WI

YWCA Madison Racial Justice Summit
Hosted by YWCA Madison

October 2

Keshena, WI

Shifting Seasons Summit hosted by the College of Menominee Nation

October 8

Chicago, IL

Hosted by The Sierra Club

October 13

Milwaukee, WI

Hosted by The First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee

October 14

baraboo, WI

Hosted by the Sauk County Historical Society

October 14

manistee, mi

Hosted by The Manistee Area Racial Justice & Diversity Initiative

October 15

Rice lake, WI

Hosted by UW-Eau Claire – Barron County

October 16

River Falls, WI

Hosted by University of Wisconsin River Falls Office of Sustainability

October 20

Pozan, Poland

Hosted by the Culture 4 Climate Festival

October 21

madison, WI

Wisconsin Tribal Transportation Conference
Hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

October 25

Milwaukee, WI

Hosted by the Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education

October 29

rochester, mi

Hosted by Oakland University

November 2

Pleszew, Poland

Hosted by the Culture 4 Climate Festival

November 7

Marine on St. Croix, MN

Hosted by the Marine Community Library – 7PM

November 12

Minnetonka, MN

Hosted by the Sierra Club

November 13

Oshkosh, WI

Hosted by the UW Oshkosh

November 13

Weyauwega, WI

Hosted by the Weyauwega International Film Festival

November 17

Madison, Wi

Hosted by the Beth Israel Center

November 19

Madison, Wi

Hosted by Madison College

November 19

Ann Arbor, MA

Hosted by The University of Michigan

November 21

Minneapolis, MN

Hosted by the Sierra Club

November 22

MADISON, WI

Hosted by the Wisconsin Historical Society with Mike Wiggins appearing.

November 23

Seattle, WA

Hosted by the University of Washington

November 29

Atlanta, GA

Hosted by the First Voices Film Festival

November

washington, dc

National Wildlife Refuge System: JEDIA Council
Hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

DECEMBER

eau claire, WI

Hosted by The Mayo Clinic

December 6

Crandon, WI

Tribal Youth and Community Wellness Conference
Hosted by The Sokaogon Chippewa Community

MARCH 15 – APril 22

OPENED in select AMC Theatres

 

ASHLAND

Ashland Bay Cinema 6
420 Main Street West
Ashland, WI 54806