21 February 2022 Factual 75 mins
A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents.
Watch the official Powerlands 2022 trailer in HD below.
United States 21 February 2022
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Have you watched Powerlands yet? What did you think about it?