Remaining Native
Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great-grandfather’s escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present and future.
Thank you to our screening partners: Runners for Justice in Palestine – Philadelphia, Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac, Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly, Inc.
Directors Spotlight
Paige Bethmann
Director
Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee woman and first-time feature filmmaker based in Reno, Nevada. Over the last 10 years, Paige has worked in non-fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. Her directorial debut REMAINING NATIVE premiered at SXSW.
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 87 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Director
- Paige Bethmann
- Producer
- Jessica Epstein, Judd Ehrlich, Paige Bethmann
- Executive Producer
- Andrea Meditch, Billy Mills, Christopher Gebhardt, Daniel J. Chalfen, Dawn Bonder, Marci Wiseman, Randy Gebhardt, Tracy Rector, Wendy Ettinger
- Cast
- Delmar Stevens, Kutoven Stevens, Lupe Cabada, Misty Stevens
- Cinematographer
- Shai Ben-Dor, Paige Bethmann
- Editor
- Stephanie Khoury, Eric F. Martin
- Composer
- Kino Benally
- Sound Design
- Tom Paul
- Music
- Kino Benally
- Premiere
- Philadelphia