Independent Lens . MARCH POINT

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Meet Cody, Nick and Travis—three teenagers from the Swinomish Tribe. After hard times on the rez lead to rehab and drug court, they are offered an alternative: to make a documentary about the impact of two oil refineries on their community. A collaborative coming of age story, MARCH POINT follows the ambivalent and once-troubled teens as they come to understand themselves and the threat their people face.

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			The Making Of: "As young people trying to bring attention to important issues, the boys often experienced... a lack of acknowledgement of their potential while filming... at times this worked in our favor." More >>


	The Filmmakers: MARCH POINT is a collaborative filmmaking effort between media professionals and Native youth telling their own story and the story of their tribe. Find out more about the filmmaking team >>