In 1934 on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane must decide whether to stay at home with her grandmother (másáni) and carry on her traditional lifestyle or seek a new life “just over the mountain.”

Drawing inspiration from the life of his grandmother, Navajo filmmaker Blackhorse Lowe features members of his own family in this award-winning short film. Recalling the cinema of Akira Kurosawa, Shimásáni reconstructs the Southwestern reservations of the past in high-contrast black-and-white.