Rez Bomb

Find out about my journey making my epic Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Documentary

StevenLewisSimpson — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:58:30 +0000

It was 12 years ago when a Ghost Shirt reputedly taken from the Wounded Knee massacre was being repatriated from a museum in Scotland when I first found myself entering Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Within the first three hours I’d hung out with a local guy at Wounded Knee, visited Camp Justice (just weeks after the infamous murders it was set up in response to) and found myself at legendary activist Russell Means’s house. He then asked me to film three days of political meetings going on there. It is safe to say that I was sucked straight in to life on that more unique of places.

From there as my camera started to record various events and interviews I started to realize that a bigger project was beginning to unfold. People I met and became friends with wanted me to document more and more. I was there for key events like the Red Cloud building occupation and various elections etc.

Also I expanded my creative engagement there by deciding to relocate a movie of mine there, which became the love story/thriller Rez Bomb.

Anyway after years shooting and editing the doc is more or less complete and will be out soon. Email us at inyoentertainment@live.com with thunder in the subject line.

Another great video from the students of Todd County High School on the Rosebud Reservation

StevenLewisSimpson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:18:10 +0000

When is sexual equality not sexual equality? When it’s men and womens tennis

StevenLewisSimpson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:14:26 +0000

I remember when Wimbledon a few years ago announced that the small gap between men and women’s prize money had been closed and they would get the same and that would thus make it equal. Seems crazy to me since it’s not equal work. 3 sets versus 5. Why not both 5? Because you end up in the crazy situation where in the Australian open the women’s final takes 1 hr 22 mins and the men’s almost 6. Now of course this was longer than usual but there is always going to be a big difference so men are getting paid a fraction for their time. And time is money here. TV money and sponsorship which is all about screen time. So lets make it equal and make it 5 sets for women to.

Here is our trailer for our Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Documentary A Thunder-Being Nation

StevenLewisSimpson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:26:43 +0000

Blackstone’s Michelle Thrush being interviewed on the Hour.

StevenLewisSimpson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:48:04 +0000

Proud to call Michelle a friend.

RUSSELL MEANS MEDICAL up date JANUARY 4 2012

StevenLewisSimpson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:46:27 +0000

Here’s a video response to Diane Sawyers 20 20 Children of the Plains from youth on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

StevenLewisSimpson — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:57:08 +0000

Thanksgiving Day or ThanksTaking Day? The Stream speaks to actor and activist Russell Means about indigenous land rights and preserving Native American culture.

StevenLewisSimpson — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:03:31 +0000

Russell Means update on cancer recovery from 5th December

StevenLewisSimpson — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:50:39 +0000

My response to Town Removes Nativity after Muslims Complain article and hate filled anti Muslim comments

StevenLewisSimpson — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:40:43 +0000

I just read this article and the appallingly naive hateful comments below and had to respond. I’m not a fan of religion but the attacks on Islam are so hate filled that if they were against a race or sex we’d be fighting harder against it.

Town Removes Nativity after Muslims Complain
By Christine Bouthillier, QMI Agency

MONTREAL – A posh Montreal suburb has decided to remove a nativity scene and menorah from town hall rather than acquiesce to demands from a Muslim group to erect Islamic religious symbols.

The decision by the Town of Mount Royal upsets a Christian resident who says the town is abandoning an established tradition under pressure from a tiny religious minority.

Town councillors of several different religions unanimously decided to remove the Christian and Jewish items.

http://nation.foxnews.com/war-christmas/2011/12/07/town-removes-nativity-after-muslims-complain#

This was my comment

Interesting how most of those making comments clearly didn’t pay much attention to the article as the Muslims were not asking anything to be taken down just to participate. There was a Menorah there as well as the nativity and of course I’d assume you’d all do a little research before commenting but Jewish people in Montreal are a smaller minority than Muslims and of course Muslims would not ask for the nativity to be taken down when they worship Jesus, unlike those that follow Judaism. The council are the ones exhibiting prejudice by not allowing these three members of the same religious family to participate together. The comments here prove the degree of hate and prejudice and ignorance that the Muslim population have to face daily. Pity the freedom of religion and freedom from religion that is enshrined in the US constitution is given so little regard by those posting here.