Daughter of a Lost Bird

DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD follows Kendra, an adult Native adoptee, as she reconnects with her birth family, discovers her Lummi heritage, and confronts issues of her own identity. Her singular story echoes many affected by the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Indian Adoption Project.

Filmed over 8 years in Missoula, Montana, Portland OR, and Lummi, WA. Brooke Swaney, Director. Kendra Mylenchuk Potter Producer + Subject.

Official selection at Maoriland Film Festival, Hot Docs, AFI Docs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Big Sky Doc Fest, Woodstock Film Festival, iMangine Native, Cleveland International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Atlanta, North x North, Victoria Film Festival,

Now airing on World Channel, America Reframed + available through Women Make Movies.