By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – An Albuquerque-based filmmaker is bringing attention to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives crisis through a documentary that follows one New Mexico family’s yearslong search for answers.
She Cried That Day, directed by Amanda Erickson, will air on PBS World beginning Nov. 5 as part of Native American Heritage Month. The film explores the challenges Indigenous families face when seeking justice for their loved ones, while highlighting the strength of women and advocates working to address the crisis.
For Erickson, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the documentary began with a personal journey of reconnecting with her heritage.
Erickson spent nearly 20 years in New York working in television production, including daytime talk shows and documentary series. Although she had years of storytelling experience, directing her own documentary was never part of her original plan. That changed when she reconnected with her father as an adult and began learning more about her Apache culture…