![A still from Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] by Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8300861/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1686+0+0/resize/840x472!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2Ffb%2F2077477b433fb8f9e265de41adec%2Faanikoobijigan-ancestor-great-grandparent-great-grandchild-still-1.jpg)
Directors Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil discuss "Aanikoobijigan" [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] which documents the emotional and vital work of MACPRA (Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural Preservation and Repatriation Alliance).
This alliance, made up of repatriation specialists representing all Michigan tribes, fights to bring their Ancestors and funerary objects home from settler colonial institutions like museums, libraries and archives.
![Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil, directors of "Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]," in the KPCW studio](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/556c9f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2174x1339+0+58/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2Fd7%2F0f8efc8a464495c19e2f6e27131e%2Fadam-zack-khalil-5-use.jpeg)
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Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil, directors of "Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]," in the KPCW studio
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![Adam Khalil, director of Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild], an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b6c15f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3920x2414+0+1679/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2F54%2Fa7ec08e74eb2aed3a35b4f549dee%2Faanikoobijigan-ancestor-great-grandparent-great-grandchild-director-adam-khalil.jpg)
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Adam Khalil, director of Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild], an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
![Zack Khalil, director of Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild], an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0c2ee00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3173x1954+0+954/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F33%2Ff5066a57439ba5e7e02d635eed18%2Faanikoobijigan-ancestor-great-grandparent-great-grandchild-director-zack-khalil.jpg)
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Zack Khalil, director of Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild], an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
