Up and Down the River

This 20-minute movie is based on the struggles of Mohegans in the American Revolution, showing the sacrifice all Mohegans had to make to preserve the future of our Mohegan nation and this country.

Up and Down the River

Co-written by Council of Elders Vice Chair Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel and her daughter Film Director Madeline Sayet.

This 20-minute movie, funded by the National Park Foundation, is based on the struggles of Mohegans in the American Revolution, showing the sacrifice all Mohegans had to make to preserve the future of our Mohegan nation and this country.

The film stars many Native actors including Mohegan Elders Bruce Bozsum and Beth Regan, Justin Scott, Bethany Poole,  Beatrice Poole along with Native actors from Wampanoag, Pequot, Montauk, Cree, Cherokee, Iroquois and a film reel cameo of Chief Malerba. Costumed by Award-winning Navajo costumer Asa Benally.