Lipschutz co-directed and produced the documentary in 2013 Young Lakota . The film follows the emotional journey of Sunny Clifford , a young Lakota woman who returns home to the Pine Ridge Reservation with a dream of changing the world around her . The film earned multiple awards at various film festivals including Best Dakota Feature Documentary at the South Dakota Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Red Nation Film Festival and the Smithsonian Native Cinema Arts Festival . The film was the official selection at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival , The American Indian Film Festival , the New Orleans Film Festival , as well as the BIG SKY Documentary Film Festival and the CUCALORUS Film Festival . The film also received the jury award for Best Documentary at the CINE LAS AMERICAS International Film Festival
American Indian Film Festival
American Indian Film Festival
Marion Lipschutz