World Premiere

FEATURE | United States | 103 MINUTES | English

Gift Of Fear

Mili watched in horror as her mother was murdered 11 years ago, becoming another Missing and Murdered Indigenous statistic. Now 17, Mili’s former crew kidnaps her girlfriend after Mili chooses her MMA team over the gang. Tribal cops and an agent from the Federal Missing and Murdered Unit are on the case, but Mili waited for the authorities once…she won’t wait this time.

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Katy Dore, Jack Kohler

Bio: Jack Kohler (he/him) is a member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe in Northern California. He earned an engineering degree from Stanford, but his right brain just wanted to create, so he became a filmmaker. He established On Native Ground, a Hoopa Tribal non-profit film/media organization in 2006, which has multitudes of film awards and has created over 200 films. “River of Renewal” was Jack’s first documentary which screened over 2000 times on PBS stations across the nation and garnered Best Documentary from the American Indian Film Festival. His most recent project “Something Inside Is Broken” is currently doing the festival circuit and has won 24 awards. It was just acquired for PBS broadcast. He also created a 13-part television series called “On Native Ground Reports” for the FNX / PBS stations which has won many awards and stars young native news reporters. He wrote “Gift of Fear” with his daughter, Carly, also a Stanford graduate. Jack has been writing scripts about the MMIW crisis since 2010, including “K’ina kil: The Slaver’s Son,” his first award winning narrative film.

Bio: Katy Dore once turned down an invitation to have lunch with Queen Elizabeth in favor of going camping. She’s never regretted it.

Favoring stories of people history fails to mention, Katy is an award winning fiction writer, screenwriter and actor. After completing her undergraduate studies at Stanford University, she earned an MFA at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Katy spent 30 years as the owner of a graphic design firm until a series of back surgeries forced a hiatus. Flat on her back, Katy had a moment to catch her breath and figure out what to do with the rest of her life. Narrowing her options to Rock Goddess or Filmmaker, Katy chose the latter.

Director

Katy Dore, Jack Kohler

Producer

Elle Beyer, Lon Beyer

Writer

Carly Kohler, Jack Kohler

Cast

Justin Johnson Cortez, Michael Horse, Laura Vallejo, Isa Antonetti

Ticket at Theater Door / Will Call List

Showtimes

Wednesday, March 8
IN-PERSON

Red is Green Carpet: 2:30
Screening: 3:00 to 5:00pm

Q & A with Filmmakers

Venue

Fine Arts Theatre

8556 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Parking

Beverly Hills City Garage
321 S La Cienega Blvd

Before 4pm (2 hours Free)
After 4pm (Free)

Parking at meters:
Free After 6pm (7pm on Wilshire)

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