Sun Kissed 1x54

“The film is built from anunusual mix of history, science and traditional Navajo culture, and its emotional climax pulls no punches.”—The New York Times

“Not since Kent Mackenzie’s 1961 drama The Exiles has a movie so eloquently displayed the lingering effects of white oppression on Native American life…the footage speaks for itself.”—Indiewire

When a Navajo couple discovers their children have a disorder that makes exposure to sunlight fatal, they also learn their reservation is a hotbed for this rare genetic disease. Why? Sun Kissed follows Dorey and Yolanda Nez as they confront cultural taboos, tribal history and their own unconventional choices to learn the shocking truth: The consequences of the Navajos’ Long Walk — their forced relocation by the U.S. military in 1864 — are far from over.

• Download Fact Sheet