FilmRise Drops First Trailer for ‘Missing From Fire Trail Road’ About Crimes Against Indigenous Women (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent New York-based group FilmRise has dropped a gripping first trailer for “Missing From Fire Trail Road,” Sabrina Van Tassel (“The State of Texas vs.
Melissa“)’s documentary film about the crimes against indigenous women. “Missing From Fire Trail Road” sheds light on the case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native-American woman who disappeared in 2020, and exposes how hundreds of indigenous women continue to go missing in the US, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on Indian reservations.
Van Tassel joined forces with Deborah Parker, an outspoken activist and former vice chairwoman of the TulalipTribe who serves as executive producer on “Missing From Trail Road.” The docu was produced in association with FilmRise and Canal+ Docs.
Aside from telling the story on Johnson-Davis, “Missing from Fire Trailer Road” also looks at the responsibility of complex tribal jurisdictional issues in creating legal loopholes on Indian reservations, as well as the lack of reporting.
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