A look at the little-documented Grab Day in the villages of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, who annually throw water and food from the rooftop to people standing below.
Direction
Luther's patient, non-exploitative gaze honors without explaining.
Production
Parker Posey's dry narration is weirdly perfect.
Editing
57 minutes that respects your time and their culture.
Director
Billy Luther
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grab Day emerged from Spanish colonial influence merged with Pueblo survival strategies—food distribution as both generosity and subtle social hierarchy.
Billy Luther (Navajo/Hopi/Laguna) made this between fiction projects; it's one of few docs by an Indigenous filmmaker about his own community's rituals rather than trauma.
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