Carly Jakins

The Savanna

The promise of the American Dream is real to one rural Peruvian family as they attempt to send their son to The United States to provide for them. The Savanna meditates on the archetypal movement of people and their dreams of a better life.

American Seams

The disparate stories of three quilters combine to reveal an intimate and poetic portrait of rural women in the American West.

Scenes from the Glittering World

At the farthest edge of the Navajo Nation, the purpose and future of the most remote high school in the continental United States is in question while three Indigenous youth grapple with ambitious dreams, family responsibilities, and the isolated nature of their community.