The Seventh Fire

The Seventh Fire

Berlinale 2015 release poster
Directed by Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Produced by Terrence Malick
Natalie Portman
Chris Eyre
Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Shane Slattery-Quintanilla
Music by Nicholas Britell
Cinematography Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Shane Slattery-Quintanilla
Edited by Andrew Ford
Michael J. Palmer
Adelaide Papazoglou
Production
companies
All Rites Reserved
Sundial Pictures
Distributed by Film Movement
Release dates
  • February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07) (Berlinale)
  • July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
Running time
76 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Seventh Fire is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Jack Pettibone Riccobono. The film follows Rob Brown, a Native American gang leader, and his 17-year old protege, Kevin Fineday Jr., on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota. Rob Brown is sentenced to prison for a fifth time and must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture to his Ojibwe community. Kevin finds himself similarly torn between his desire to connect with his culture and the criminal lifestyle of his mentor.

The title of the film refers to the Ojibwe Seven fires prophecy.[1]

Production

Director Jack Riccobono first went to the White Earth Indian Reservation in 2006 while working on a short documentary. In 2010, Riccobono returned to the reservation to find someone to talk to about the issue of gang culture migrating from jails and inner cities to isolated native communities, it was on this trip that Riccobono met one of the subjects of the film, Rob Brown.[2]

Shooting for the film began in January 2011. The film required 14 shoots over two and a half years to complete.[3]

In 2015, Terrence Malick and Natalie Portman joined the film as executive producers.[4]

Release

The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 7, 2015, and will receive a theatrical release in the United States on July 22, 2016. Film Movement acquired the rights to distribute the film in the United States. [5]Metrodome distributed the film in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2016.[6]

Accolades

Awards
Film Festival Category Outcome
Stockholm Film Festival Best Documentary Nominated
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Nominated
New Orleans Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Nominated
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Best Documentary Nominated
Hawaii International Film Festival Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Documentary Feature Nominated
East End Film Festival Best Documentary Nominated

Critical reception

The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 96% based on 23 reviewers, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[7]

References

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