Woman Walks Ahead is a 2017 biographical drama Western film directed by Susanna White and written by Steven Knight. The film is the story of Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter who travels from New Y
Theatrical release poster
Sam Rockwell, Michael Greyeyes, and Susanna White after the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival screening
The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was an 1890 armed conflict between Native Americans and the United States Army. It was part of the U.S. Army’s Pine Ridge Campaign.
Woman Walks Ahead
…to "dance." Text on screen reveals the death of Sitting Bull frightened the remaining Lakota into flight. The 7th Cavalry pursued them, ending in the Massacre at Wounded Knee. Catherine remained an advocate for Indians all her life. Jessica Chastain as Catherine Weldon, Painter and Confidante to Sitting Bull…
Mass grave for the Lakota dead after the massacre
A depiction of the Ghost Dance
Miniconjou Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk lies dead after the massacre of Wounded Knee, 1890