Presented as part of the 2026 KU Indigenous Cultures Festival.

Chasing the Light (2015)

Synopsis: Riggs, a down on his luck screenwriter, struggles to finish a script. Failed suicide attempts, unstable friends, drug deals, and memories of his ex-girlfriend interfere. 

A 2016 Best Cinematography Prize, Terres en Vues/Land InSights Montreal First Peoples Festival, 2015 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, 2016 Skabmagovat Film Festival, Maoriland Film Festival, Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Native Cinema Showcase.

Written and directed by Blackhorse Lowe.
Produced by: D.E. Hyde, Ronald Hyde, Blackhorse Lowe & Sally Kewayosh.
Starring: Blackhorse Lowe, Cody Lightning, Sahar Khadjenoury, Nasheen Sleuth and Lydell Mitchell.
Runtime 80 minutes.

A Q&A with Blackhorse Lowe, facilitated by KU Film and Media Studies associate professor Joshua Miner, will follow the film.

Free and open to the public.

Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lied Center of Kansas, the Office of Sovereign Partnerships and Indigenous Initiatives, the Spencer Museum of Art, the Department of Film & Media Studies, and The Commons