Last night in a theater surrounded by our filmmaking peers and an incredible audience of movie lovers, Borrowed from the Earth was announced as the Best Short Film at the 2025 Banff Mountain Film Festival.
To say we were shocked, would be a drastic understatement.
From the very beginning, our goal with this film was to honor a beautiful Indigenous story and get it in front of as many people as possible. We’re indebted to the Blackfeet Nation and the tremendous cast and crew that made it possible.
Thank you to the @banffmountainfestival for recognizing this film and for giving it a home.
Borrowed From the Earth is a story about the powerful connection Blackfeet Indians have with horses and how that life-giving connection is alive today. This short film explains the value of this connection by taking viewers on a poetic journey from the origin story of the horse to the modern day Indian Relay Race, set on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning Montana.
We are honored to have been selected by the jury into the @santafeintlfilmfest and the @banffmountainfestival this year.
We couldn’t have made this film happen without this incredible crew and support staff
Director: @zachjohaneson
Producer: @chaddaws
DoP: @christomurphy
Writer: @pikuni_jess
Narrator: Marvin Weatherwax Sr.
Editor: @kylestebbins
Post Producer: @truenpence
Colorist: @kathraisch , @company_3
Sound Mix: @noah.woodburn & Morgan Johnson
Music Supervisor: @trestletop@marmosetmusic
1st AC: @sam_loweanker
Key Grip: @mrjezak
Grip: Jennings Barmore
Remote Arm Operator/DIT: @jmenk
Horse Wrangler: Sierra Momberg
Sound Recordist: William Springstead
Title Design: @t.s.lang Cultural Advisor: Darren Kipp @pieganinstitute Made possible in part by the Big Sky Film Grant
