Remaining Native
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- Audio description in-person & online
- Closed captions online
- Open captions in-person

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Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of
Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner struggling to
navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his
great-grandfather’s escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect
past, present and future.
Content Warning: Colonial violence and child abuse
Directors Spotlight

Paige Bethmann
Director
Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee woman and first-time feature filmmaker based in Reno, Nevada. Over the last 10 years, Paige has worked in non-fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. Her directorial debut REMAINING NATIVE premiered at SXSW.
- Year 2025
- Runtime 87 minutes
- Country United States
- Language English
- Director Paige Bethmann
- Producer Jessica Epstein, Judd Ehrlich, Paige Bethmann
- Executive Producer Andrea Meditch, Billy Mills, Christopher Gebhardt, Daniel J. Chalfen, Dawn Bonder, Marci Wiseman, Randy Gebhardt, Tracy Rector, Wendy Ettinger
- Cast Delmar Stevens, Kutoven Stevens, Lupe Cabada, Misty Stevens
- Cinematographer Shai Ben-Dor, Paige Bethmann
- Editor Stephanie Khoury, Eric F. Martin
- Composer Kino Benally
- Sound Design Tom Paul
- Music Kino Benally
- Premiere Philadelphia