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Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld is the story of a California native tribe's surprisingly successful recovery of sacred land and their unique quest for reunification with descendants of tribal women taken to Russia at the end of that country's brief colonial enterprise on the California coast.

Shot over a period of 14 years beginning in 2012 in a cinema verite style, Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld follows the story of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians as they undertake an extraordinary effort to reclaim their ancestral lands on the Sonoma Coast after 170 years of displacement. Interweaving the little-known history of Russian colonization in California with a modern story of negotiation, diplomacy, and ceremony, the film shows how land repatriation becomes a powerful act of cultural renewal. The Kashia tell their own story without a third-party narrator as they confront the legacy of historical trauma—including generational loss and the ongoing impacts of colonialism—the return to their sacred places like Mettini and Danaka reveals how restoring land can help restore identity, resilience, and community.

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Coming Home wins the top Award of Exellence at Accolade Film Competition
Sep 11, 2026 at 08:20 AM

The Accolade Global Film CompetitionSeason: August 2026 Daniel Golding, J. Mitchell Johnson and Bob Elfstrom (USA), Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld Award of Excellence: Documentary...

Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld wins Award of Excellence at The Impact DOCS Awards
Aug 25, 2026 at 01:22 PM

The Impact DOCS AwardsSeason: August 2026Daniel Golding, J. Mitchell Johnson and Bob Elfstrom (USA), Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature  

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"Coming Home" opened Pechka Film Festival
Aug 20, 2026 at 10:19 PM

The International Rural Film Festival "Pechka" (PECHKAfest) took place from August 13 to 16, 2026Pechka is the first and only film festival in Russia with a thematic focus on the village and rural...

5 Awards of Excellence for Coming Home at Indiefest July 2026 edition
Aug 20, 2026 at 10:19 PM

The IndieFEST Film AwardsSeason: July 2026  Daniel Golding, J. Mitchell Johnson and Bob Elfstrom (USA), Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature Award of...

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Moscow Film Festival welcoming "Coming Home"
Apr 27, 2026 at 03:28 PM

"This is a story about generational trauma": the American director J. Mitchell Johnson about the film Coming HomeThe American director and screenwriter J. Mitchell Johnson introduced his film Coming...

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Spectacular world premiere of Coming Home at Moscow Film Festival
Apr 27, 2026 at 03:28 PM

Here is what  J. Mitchell Johnson, the director told Bruno Chatelin  (filmfestivals.com founder)"The "World Premiere" screening was very successful. We had a good-size audience, a VERY LARGE AND...

Exclusive poster reveal for Coming Home
Apr 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM

   Poster design by Philip Johnson

COMiNG HOME HAS ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT mOSCOW fILM fESTIVAl Documentary section April 19
Apr 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM

 The opening ceremony of the 48th Moscow International Film Festival took place in Rossiya Theater April 16 Coming Home will screen April 19 and 21On April 16, 2026, the opening ceremony of the 48th...

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Coming Home from shadowland to spiritworld: the story!
Mar 30, 2026 at 05:41 PM

LOGLINE:After sacred land goes up for sale following 170 years of dispossession brought-on bythe California genocide of native peoples, Kashia Pomo tribal-elder (OTIS PARRISH) mentors a pair of young...