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Up Heartbreak Hill

Up Heartbreak Hill

Credit: Courtesy of Christina King (Creek/Seminole/Sac & Fox) and Erica Scharf

Erica Scharf and Christina King; Long Distance Films LLC

Burbank, California

Thomas, Tamara, and Gabby, three Native American teenagers in Navajo, New Mexico, traverse their senior year at a reservation high school. As graduation approaches, they must decide whether to stay in their community—a place inextricably linked to their identity—or leave to pursue opportunities elsewhere.