Jennifer Jessum
Director

Holy Man is the story of Douglas White, an 88 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's innocence and brought the case back to Federal Court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system.
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Jennifer Jessum
Director

Martin Sheen
Narrator

Russell Means
Self

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Self
Bruce Ellison
Self

Mo Brings Plenty
Crazy Horse

Sam Bearpaw
Spirit
Duane Brewer
Self
Chief Arvol Looking Horse
Self
Marcos Akiaten
Chanupa Glu Ha Mani
John Around Him
Self
Barbara Berry
Self
Wanda Brown
Self
Fred Alan Wolf
Self
Leonard Crow Dog
Self
Sam Bear Paw
Spirit
George Archambault
Self
Julian Bear Runner
Tribal Jailor
Floyd Brings Plenty
Boarding School Boy
Simon Joseph
Writer