Hanna Nordenswan
About
Hanna Nordenswan is a Finnish freelance journalist with an MFA degree in documentary filmmaking from the School of Visual Arts. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Helsinki and has worked as a journalist both in Finland and internationally, for print as well as for radio. As a filmmaker, Hanna focuses on the stories of people around us that are rarely heard. Her first documentary short “My Turn” (2013) screened at several international film festivals.
The Boxers of Brule
Shaionna, a young Lakota woman, creates a girls' boxing team to combat the youth suicide epidemic threatening the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation. With the odds stacked against her, Shaionna must confront her own demons as she fights to bring hope and healing to her community.