2025 | Feature Documentary

CLEAR SKY

Given up for adoption the day he was born, Shawn’s life spirals into addiction as he struggles with a broken connection to his Anishinaabe culture and a deep resentment toward the mother who abandoned him. Through intense psychedelic therapy and the relentless grind of distance running, CLEAR SKY follows Shawn’s fight to save his life, culminating in a cross-country road trip to confront the person he resents most: his mother.

CREDITS

Directed by Michael Del Monte & Shawn Clearsky Davies
Written by Michael Del Monte & Chantal Adams
Cinematography by Michael Del Monte & Mark Bone
Produced by Ben-Alex Dupris
Executive Producers Derek Cianfrance & Jamie Patricof
Edited by Lewis Gordon
Music by Hanan Townshend
Co-Producers Chantal Adams, Lewis Gordon, Mark Bone & Tad Munnings
Featuring Shawn Clearsky Davis

Awarded Best Film at the 2025 Atlanta Documentary Film Festival.

Hailed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) as 'a cinematic masterpiece,' CLEAR SKY is an unflinching portrait of one man’s journey to heal himself and find his place in the world.