You would have been hard-pressed to find a timelier film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival than “Free Leonard Peltier,” directors Jesse Short Bull and David France’s documentary about ...

Leonard Peltier, the former American Indian Movement leader, center, had his prison sentence commuted by President Joe Biden before he left office. (Getty Images) ...

It’s not even past.’ It’s the sort of twist no screenwriter would dare invent: “Free Leonard Peltier,” a persuasively well-researched and often infuriating documentary about the American ...

He has the soul of a warrior.” His supporters outside the prison, including some who waved flags saying “Free Leonard Peltier,” were elated. “We never thought he would get out,” said Ray ...

In addition to exploring the activism surrounding the Free Leonard Peltier movement, the documentary also promises, using interviews and archival footage (including older interviews with Peltier h ...

There are Hollywood endings. And then there is the ending to the new film Free Leonard Peltier. Peltier had been imprisoned for well over 45 years when David France and Jesse Short Bull decided to ...

He has the soul of a warrior.” His supporters outside the prison, including some who waved flags saying “Free Leonard Peltier,” were elated. “We never thought he would get out,” said Ray ...

Late in Jesse Short Bull and David France’s new documentary Free Leonard Peltier, Native activist Nick Tilsen sings the praises of Leonard Peltier’s sense of humor but expresses a note of concern.

By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Late in Jesse Short Bull and David France’s new documentary Free Leonard Peltier, Native activist Nick Tilsen sings the praises of Leonard Peltier‘s ...