On December 21, we begin again.
When you understand this universe, you understand yourself better. When you understand this story of God, you understand your story.
On December 21, join us as we gather together with global community to watch Creation Story, the story of creation and our relationship with the universe, as told by Jasper Young Bear of the Arikara Nation.
The Creation Story is offered to the world as a prayer.
In the summer of 2022, Jasper Young Bear, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, invited three friends from outside of his community to a unique ceremonial offering that took place in a medicine lodge on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota. Across three days, Jasper tells his people’s Creation Story, a story as old as time immemorial itself.
Previously preserved and passed down the generations in an oral tradition that Jasper was born into, his reasons for committing it to film for the first time in history soon become apparent, and are as urgent and pertinent as the story itself.
The result is a film like no other. Primarily a kind of ethnographic record that will preserve this story for the ages, it has now been thoughtfully married to a cinematic experience, to create a new kind of genre — a medicine film.
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The longest day. The oldest wisdom. A Solstice ceremony.
On December 21st, the Winter Solstice—the longest night and a traditional moment of stillness, introspection, and renewal—we gather as a global community for the first-ever public premiere of The Creation Story. This shared viewing is a collective ceremony honoring an ancient teaching brought forward at a time when its wisdom feels urgently needed.
As thousands around the world light candles, prepare warm spaces, and join around a virtual fire, we participate in a moment of global remembrance—honoring our origins, our interconnectedness, and the stories that shaped humanity. Accessible freely and offered with reverence, this Solstice premiere invites each of us to witness, reflect, and contemplate our own creation story in one unified breath across continents.
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Meet Jasper Young Bear
Jasper Young Bear, whose Indian name is the Red Headed Woodpecker, is a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation and lives on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota . He is from the Hidatsa Water Buster Clan on his father’s side and the Arikara Bear Society and Arikara Medicine Lodge on his mother’s. He is the founder of the Medicine Lodge Confederacy, as well as the Running Wolf Wellness Center and Cultural Survival School.
Join Us for the Solstice Premiere
Register now for the premiere to get your screening guide and streaming instructions.
Bring The Creation Story to Your Community
We invite you to share the experience of watching this film with others by hosting your own screening, and only ask that you follow a few general screening guidelines.
As the host of the screening, please consider the sacred nature of the film and hold space for reflection and conversation amongst audience members following the screening.
Screening & Conversation Guide
Technical requirements: 5.1 surround sound.
If a higher quality format of the film is required for larger screenings of 10+ people, please do get in touch.