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| source = S. Gillard in conversation on ''The Ride'' by Anne Katrin Titze<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2016-05-10-stephanie-gillard-in-conversation-on-the-ride-feature-story-by-anne-katrin-titze|title=On the trail Stéphanie Gillard on travelling with the Lakota in The Ride|date=1 October 2018|website=Eye For Film}}</ref> |
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Filmed in winter 2011, ''The Ride'' take audiences on the annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride that retraces [[Lakota]]'s history. |
Filmed in winter 2011, ''The Ride'' take audiences on the annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride that retraces [[Lakota]]'s history. After the defeat of [[General Custer]] at [[Little Big Horn]] and the surrender and execution of [[Chief Sitting Bull]], the Lakota Sioux fled through [[South Dakota]], joined by Chief Big Foot's people and chased by the US Cavalry. In December 1890, at [[Wounded Knee]], the massacre of hundreds of unarmed Lakota took place. |
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Allison Meier states : ''The Ride is very much in the vein of cinéma vérité.(...) There are captivating moments when you can almost feel the movement of the horses, their number growing as the ride goes on, flying manes and raised hooves silhouetted against the sky.''<ref name="hyperallergic">{{cite news|title=Filming a Memorial Ride to the Massacre at Wounded Knee|url=https://hyperallergic.com/291758/filming-a-memorial-ride-to-the-massacre-at-wounded-knee/|year=2018|website=hyperallergic.com}}</ref> |
Allison Meier states : ''The Ride is very much in the vein of cinéma vérité.(...) There are captivating moments when you can almost feel the movement of the horses, their number growing as the ride goes on, flying manes and raised hooves silhouetted against the sky.''<ref name="hyperallergic">{{cite news|title=Filming a Memorial Ride to the Massacre at Wounded Knee|url=https://hyperallergic.com/291758/filming-a-memorial-ride-to-the-massacre-at-wounded-knee/|year=2018|website=hyperallergic.com}}</ref> |
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Mateo Moreno says about ''The Ride'' :''"Not having a main narrator was an interesting choice as well(...). It feels real and raw. Stunningly crafted cinematography by Martin de Chabaneix really brings the beauty out of the ordinary moments of life. This is a ride definitely worth going on."''<ref name="theartswireweekly">{{cite news|title=Tribeca Film Festival - A review of The Ride|url=http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/tag/stephanie-gilard|year=2016|website=theartswireweekly.com}}</ref> |
Mateo Moreno says about ''The Ride'' :''"Not having a main narrator was an interesting choice as well(...). It feels real and raw. Stunningly crafted cinematography by Martin de Chabaneix really brings the beauty out of the ordinary moments of life. This is a ride definitely worth going on."''<ref name="theartswireweekly">{{cite news|title=Tribeca Film Festival - A review of The Ride|url=http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/tag/stephanie-gilard|year=2016|website=theartswireweekly.com}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:39, 17 July 2020
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| File:Stephanie Gillard during the shooting of "The Ride", South Dakota (2011).jpg Stephanie Gillard filming "The Ride", South Dakota (2011). | |
| Born | Stephanie Gillard 28 October 1973 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Editor, Writer |
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Stephanie Gillard (born 1973, in Paris) is a French documentary filmmaker, writer and editor. Her documentary The Ride, about the annual 300-mile journey through the South Dakota Badlands where young Lakota Sioux ride horseback, was praised by critics.
Life
Stephanie Gillard was born in Paris.
The Ride
"My idea originally was that all history was told by the people who were doing the ride. Even for the people in the movie it was a big surprise. I thought, it's always white people who are explaining what has happened to them. And I was like, no, it's going to be them explaining what happened to their ancestors."
Filmed in winter 2011, The Ride take audiences on the annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride that retraces Lakota's history. After the defeat of General Custer at Little Big Horn and the surrender and execution of Chief Sitting Bull, the Lakota Sioux fled through South Dakota, joined by Chief Big Foot's people and chased by the US Cavalry. In December 1890, at Wounded Knee, the massacre of hundreds of unarmed Lakota took place.
Allison Meier states : The Ride is very much in the vein of cinéma vérité.(...) There are captivating moments when you can almost feel the movement of the horses, their number growing as the ride goes on, flying manes and raised hooves silhouetted against the sky.[2]
Mateo Moreno says about The Ride :"Not having a main narrator was an interesting choice as well(...). It feels real and raw. Stunningly crafted cinematography by Martin de Chabaneix really brings the beauty out of the ordinary moments of life. This is a ride definitely worth going on."[3]
References
- ^ "On the trail Stéphanie Gillard on travelling with the Lakota in The Ride". Eye For Film. 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Filming a Memorial Ride to the Massacre at Wounded Knee". hyperallergic.com. 2018.
- ^ "Tribeca Film Festival - A review of The Ride". theartswireweekly.com. 2016.