Lily Gladstone On New Film ‘The Memory Police’: It Addresses “A Systemic Effort To Erase Your Sense Of Who You Are, Your Memories, Language, Culture”

So it takes place nowhere and therefore everywhere.

Some islanders though, are willing to risk everything to preserve their dwindling memories.

Gladstone is the first Native American woman to be Oscar-nominated.

Lily GladstoneRobert Smith/Patrick McMullan / Getty Images

She also won the Lead Actress Golden Globe last month and is also SAG-nominated forKillers of the Flower Moon.

She noted thatThe Memory Policeappeals to her because its the kind of story that could take place everywhere.