HAZY VALLEY
FEATURE FILM / IN DEVELOPMENT
inselfilm produktion & Good Wolves Production | Germany, USA
90 min. | Documentary | 4K 16:9 | Color | English, German, Kizh
Tracing the lost images of a multi-layered megacity along its Indigenous landmarks, HAZY VALLEY explores unseen links between ecology and Indigenous representation in one of the most iconic places in the world.
Palm trees, highways, swimming pools - Los Angeles the way we know it is near ecological collapse, facing catastrophic megafires and droughts. The film’s participants are on the front lines, reviving the traditional ecological knowledge and land stewardship practices of their ancestors who have been erased by Hollywood's oblivious narratives. When forgotten documents about the Kizh People surface in German archives and museums, the protagonists set out on a journey of recovery, challenging the ‚California Dream‘ and other colonialist projections.
HAZY VALLEY is a collaborative creative documentary, co-directed by Kizh biologist Matthew Teutimez and Lea Schlude. We have been awarded with the Wim Wenders Grant by Wim Wenders and the NRW Film Commission, and participated in the Documentary Campus Masterschool 2023, receiving mentorship at CPH:DOX, DOK.fest Munich, Sarajevo Film Festival, DOK Leipzig and IDFA.
The International Documentary Association (IDA) is our fiscal sponsor.
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STATUS
Advanced development stages. Available for international co-production partners & broadcasting licenses.
