Mitch and his wife Donna Albers-Walking Elk in Albuquerque.

Gwendolen, Nina, and Mitch at the Twin Cities Film Fest on October 23

Q&A after the sold out screening in Santa Fe. Left to right: Gary Farmer, Gwendolen Cates, Nina Berglund, Mitch Walking Elk, Dianna Berglund.

Past Events

October 2025

Dartmouth College

Twin Cities Film Fest

Minneapolis/St.Paul

October 24 at 4pm

Edwina Mann Theater

Due to popular demand, another screening has been added:

October 24 at 6:30pm

Marcus West End Theater

August 2025

THE DOCTRINE screened in Montreal on Friday, August 8 at the Festival International Prèsence Autochtone.

June 2025

THE DOCTRINE screened on Saturday, June 7 in Minneapolis at the Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th St.There was a discussion after the film with director Gwendolen Cates, Mitch Walking Elk, Nina Berglund, and others. Musical performances by Mitch Walking Elk,Larry Long,The Backup Singers, and Keith Secola followed the discussion.

April 2025

THE DOCTRINE screened at the CCA Theater in Santa Fe, NM to a sold out house!

https://ccasantafe.org/event/the-doctrine-with-filmmaker-gwendolen-cates/

October 2024

THE DOCTRINE (work-in-progress)screened at Dartmouth

October 2023

THE DOCTRINE (work-in-progress) screened at University of Michigan’s Doctrine of Discovery conference

May 2023

THE DOCTRINE (work-in-progress) screened at Dartmouth’s Doctrine of Discovery conference

March 2023

THE DOCTRINE (work-in-progress)screened at UC Law SF in San Francisco, CA