Without Arrows

Premiered January 13, 2025
Directed by Jonathan Olshefski and Elizabeth Day

A champion grass dancer returns home after 13 years to reconnect with his Indigenous culture.

About the Documentary

After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr., a champion grass dancer, embraces indigenous culture by returning to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Leaving his big city life behind, Delwin aims to protect his centuries-old Lakota heritage and heal from family tragedy, through his passion for dance.

The Filmmakers

Jonathan Olshefski

Jonathan Olshefski is a documentary filmmaker from Philadelphia. He tells intimate and nuanced stories that honor his protagonists’ complexity by employing a production process that emphasizes collaboration, dialogue, and relationship. He is a professor at Rowan University where he teaches in the Department of Radio, Television, and Film.

Elizabeth Day

Elizabeth Day (Ojibwe) is a filmmaker born on the Leech Lake Reservation and raised in the Twin Cities. Day blends her Native American heritage with her urban upbringing to create films that employ traditional Ojibwe-style storytelling. Her work explores the tension between traditional Native teachings and the life of a modern Indian.

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