Divide & Conquer

Currently in Post Production

This new documentary explores the past, present, and future impact of uranium, coal, and other extractive mining on the Navajo Nation and the communities that call it home.

Narrated and driven by the experiences of Dine’ filmmaker Cherylee Francis, the film weaves together personal testimony, community activism, and urgent political context.

Cherylee's father was a coal miner, and her family lost several members to cancer — a loss that gives this film both its moral weight and its deeply human heart. Alongside her family's story, we feature members of the Navajo community who have been directly affected by mining, as well as activists working to restore the land and resist further destruction.

The stakes could not be more timely: a new nuclear arms race, the explosive growth of data centers, and the construction of mini nuclear power plants across the United States are fueling a modern-day uranium rush — one with consequences already being felt on the Navajo Nation.