
Free Leonard Peltier
A documentary by Michael Apted & Alan Jacobsen
2025
1h 32m
World Premiere Sundance Film Festival 2025
He’s been imprisoned for nearly 50 years. But the fight to free Leonard Peltier is far from over.
Free Leonard Peltier is a feature-length documentary chronicling one of the longest-running human rights cases in American history.
Convicted in 1977 of the murder of two FBI agents during a conflict on Pine Ridge Reservation, Leonard Peltier’s case has long been criticized for prosecutorial misconduct, lack of evidence, and political motivations. The film explores the flawed trial, shifting political tides, and a growing movement demanding clemency for the now-elderly Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM).
Through interviews with legal experts, human rights advocates, family members, and archival footage spanning decades, this powerful documentary asks: What does justice really look like in America?