Remaining Native
Directed by: Paige Bethmann
A coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
Documentary | 1hr 27 min | 2025 | Digital
Audio language: English
Filmmaker
Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee woman (Mohawk/Oneida) and first-time feature filmmaker based in Reno, Nevada. Over the last 10 years, Paige has worked in non-fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. She is a graduate of Ithaca College, with a bachelor’s degree in Film, Television, and Radio from the Park School of Communications.
Paige has been supported and recognized by Tracksmith Running Fellowship (2021), IDA/Logan Elevate (2022), Points North Institute CNN American Stories (2022) PGA Create (2022), 4th World Media Lab (2023) BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship (2023), DocSociety Climate Story Unit (2023), Sundance Edit & Story Lab (2023), DocLands DocPitch (2023), CMP’s Shifting Voice’s Film Fund (2023), Big Sky Pitch (2023), DOC NYC 40 under 40 (2024), and the New America Fellowship (2024).