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Upcoming Screenings
New York Int'l Children's Film Festival | NYC | 3.7.26 & 3.15.26
New York Int'l Children's Film Festival | NYC | 3.7.26 & 3.15.26
For college-hopeful track superstar Ku Stevens, running is in his blood…
Sedona International Film Festival | Sedona, AZ | 2.25.26 @ 1:10 PM | 2.27.26 @ 1:00 PM
Sedona International Film Festival | Sedona, AZ | 2.25.26 @ 1:10 PM | 2.27.26 @ 1:00 PM
A coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of 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.Ku Stevens is the solo runner at his high school with no coach. Living on the Yerington Paiute reservation in Northwest Nevada he needs more to be seen by his dream school, the University of Oregon.As Ku trains, unreconciled emotions unearth the memory of his great-grandfather, Frank Quinn. At 8 years old, Frank ran 50 miles across the desert to escape an Indian boarding school. Frank’s story becomes interwoven with Ku’s journey to run a collegiate qualifying time.Will Ku outrun his history or will he learn to run in parallel with it to achieve his dreams?
Screening with Run Wild Missoula | Missoula, MT | 2.16.26 | 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM | FREE
Screening with Run Wild Missoula | Missoula, MT | 2.16.26 | 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM | FREE
Join me at the Remaining Native Missoula Premiere
Decolonizing Lens presents Remaining Native | 2.13.26 | 7:15 PM | Winnipeg
Decolonizing Lens presents Remaining Native | 2.13.26 | 7:15 PM | Winnipeg
Bozeman Doc Series | Bozeman, MT | 2.5.26 | 7:00 PM
Bozeman Doc Series | Bozeman, MT | 2.5.26 | 7:00 PM
Want to see something real? One ticket good for admission to Remaining Native at 7pm, on Thursday, February 5th, 2026 at the Emerson Center. The ticket will be available for pick-up at the ticket desk on the night of February 5th.
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Recent Press
Running Is Resistance in “Remaining Native”
Running Is Resistance in “Remaining Native”
The new documentary follows a Paiute teenager as he navigates his passion for running and the story of his great-grandfather, who escaped from an Indigenous residential school.
For Ku Stevens, Thanksgiving Is a Story of Resilience, Not Erasure
For Ku Stevens, Thanksgiving Is a Story of Resilience, Not Erasure
After retracing his great-grandfather’s escape from a Native boarding school, Ku Stevens faced setbacks that tested everything he thought he knew about running—and himself.
16 Acts of Artistic Resistance Happening This Weekend
16 Acts of Artistic Resistance Happening This Weekend
The exhibitions, performances, readings, and more are just a sliver of the more than 500 events in the nationwide Fall of Freedom series.
Deadline | Doc Talk Podcast With ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ & ‘Remaining Native’ Filmmakers
Deadline | Doc Talk Podcast With ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ & ‘Remaining Native’ Filmmakers
Deadline's 'Doc Talk' podcast with John Ridley welcomes the directors behind Oscar-contending documentaries ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ and ‘Remaining Native.’
The “Remaining Native” Team on the Sundance Institute Labs, Community and More - sundance.org
The “Remaining Native” Team on the Sundance Institute Labs, Community and More - sundance.org
By Paige BethmannBefore my grandmother passed away in 2019, I went to visit her in the hospital where she’d been for a few weeks. When I arrived, the nurses smiled and said, “We really should be charging admission for all the visitors she has.” A renowned Mohawk storyteller — relatives, friends, and staff came by
Running Towards the Future, Not The Past | Remaining Native - Daybreak Star Radio
Running Towards the Future, Not The Past | Remaining Native - Daybreak Star Radio
Paige Bethmann and Ku Stevens talk about their powerful documentary that's making waves around the world when it comes to indigenous solidarity and healing.
“Remaining Native” is Medicine for Generational Healing - Underscore Native News
“Remaining Native” is Medicine for Generational Healing - Underscore Native News
Paige Bethmann’s debut documentary follows 17-year-old Paiute runner Kutoven Stevens as he chases a scholarship and honors his great-grandfather’s legacy of survival from the Stewart Indian School.
From Nevada to Sydney: 'Remaining Native' shines a light on Indigenous survival
From Nevada to Sydney: 'Remaining Native' shines a light on Indigenous survival
Remaining Native, a new documentary by Haudenosaunee filmmaker Paige Bethmann, will screen this week at the Sydney Film Festival.The film follows 17-year-old long-distance runner Kutoven Stevens as he...
Telling Resilient Indigenous Stories: Director Paige Bethmann on "Remaining Native"
Telling Resilient Indigenous Stories: Director Paige Bethmann on "Remaining Native"
Outside Magazine: "“Remaining Native” is for Runners—and for all Human Beings"
Outside Magazine: "“Remaining Native” is for Runners—and for all Human Beings"
Variety: ‘Remaining Native’ Review
Variety: ‘Remaining Native’ Review
SIGMA Q&A with Paige Bethmann, Director and Producer of "Remaining Native"
SIGMA Q&A with Paige Bethmann, Director and Producer of "Remaining Native"
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Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of 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.
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Remaining Native Official Watchlist | Letterboxd
Remaining Native Official Watchlist | Letterboxd
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