SPIRIT GAME PRIDE OF A NATION
DIRECTOR  PETER SPIRER | PETER BAXTER 
DOCUMENTARY • 112 MINUTES • USA

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The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were held on an Indian Reservation, in Onondaga in upstate New York, the Capitol of the Iroquois Confederacy. Spirit Game Pride of a Nation is More than a Game.

The Iroquois Confederacy, known more traditionally as the Haudenosaunee, was given the game of Lacrosse as a gift from the Creator. It is central to their heritage. Lacrosse was believed to be a “Medicine Game” that was played for healing and strengthening the mind, body and spirit of the players.

IN PERSON Following screening: Q & A with Gayle Anne Kelly, Peter Spirer, Peter Baxter, Joanelle Romero. more TBA. 

Cast Faithkeeper Oren Lyons, Betty Lyons, Vice President Al Gore, Jim Brown 
Director Peter Baxter |  Peter Spirer
Producers Christopher Brewster | Peter Spirer 
Composers Marcus Boeltz | Joanne Shenandoah
Cinematographer Alex Rappoprt | Buddy Thomas
Editor  Joel Rutkowski 

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