Windfall

In this compelling narrative, journalist Erika Bolstad embarks on a journey to uncover the life of her great-grandmother, Anna, a homesteader in early 1900s North Dakota who was mysteriously committed to an asylum. When Erika's mother reveals that their family holds valuable mineral rights to Anna's land, she feels a profound connection to a legacy intertwined with the oil industry's impact on the American West. As she explores the harsh realities of the prairies and her family's history, Erika wrestles with the ethical dilemmas of wealth and the consequences of fossil fuel extraction, all while seeking to understand what true richness means.