The Blessing
america reframed

A Navajo coal miner, Lawrence, raises his secretive daughter as a single father, while struggling with his part in the irreversible destruction of his tribe's sacred mountain. Meanwhile, his daughter Caitlin searches for her inner identity amidst the expectations of her traditional father. A character-driven film captured over the course of five years, The Blessing brings the search for acceptance through this poetic social and environmental story on the Navajo Nation.

Episode Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes and 25 seconds

Episode Number: 808

About America ReFramed:

America ReFramed showcases films that will give viewers a "snapshot" of the transforming American life; the guts, the grit and the glamor of a new and changing America.

From contemporary life on Native reservations to stories of recovery on the Gulf, from hardships and revitalization in towns big and small to stories from city streets across the country, these independent, personal and opinionated films document the times in which we live.


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Thu, Apr 25 8:00 P.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Apr 26 12:00 A.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Apr 26 8:00 A.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Apr 26 3:00 P.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Apr 27 10:00 P.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Apr 28 2:00 A.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Apr 28 9:00 A.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Apr 28 5:00 P.M. A Decent Home     NH World (11.3)
Thu, May 2 8:00 P.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)
Fri, May 3 12:00 A.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)
Fri, May 3 8:00 A.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)
Fri, May 3 3:00 P.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)
Sat, May 4 10:00 P.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 5 2:00 A.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 5 9:00 A.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 5 5:00 P.M. Chinatown Rising     NH World (11.3)


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