Native Producer Profile

Series produced by Vision Maker Media

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Each month, AIROS features a Native American producer interview.

The people that make up these profiles include Native filmmakers, radio producers and new media creators.


47 Pieces

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Shirley Sneve (Lakota) speaks with documentary filmmaker Charles Boots Kennedye (Kiowa)

  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 21:01
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Vision Maker Media Assistant Director George Lee (Navajo) speaks with filmmaker Toby McLeod about his upcoming series Standing on Sacred Ground

  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 21:48
Caption: The 1491's
The 1491s are a comedic group that travels the nation telling Native stories and bringing various social issues to light. They describe themselves ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 19:19
Caption: Ramona and Kelly
Vision Maker Media Assistant Director George Lee (Navajo) speaks with filmmakers Ramona Emerson and Kelly Byars about their upcoming film Mayor of ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 16:55
Caption: Blue Tarpalechee
Listen in as project coordinator Blue Tarpalechee shares his experiences at Vision Maker Media in an interview with our assistant director Shirley ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 24:18
Caption: Syd and Kate Beane
Reporter Jessica Gibbs speaks with filmmakers Syd and Kate Beane about their upcoming film Ohiyesa.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 26:39
Caption: Willow Blythe
A native of Plano, Texas, Willow Blythe (Muscogee-Creek) is a freelance multimedia creator for K.E.R.A. public media in Dallas, Texas. A member of ...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 13:05
Caption: Elizabeth Weatherford
Multimedia Intern Bekka Schlichting speaks with Elizabeth Weatherford, Director of the Film and Video Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 17:33
Caption: Wil Meya
Multimedia Intern Bekka Schlichting speaks with Wil Meya Director of The Language Conservancy about the upcoming documentary Rising Voices

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 15:59
Caption: Torsten Kjellstrand
Vision Maker Media Assistant Director George Lee speaks with filmmakers Torsten Kjellstrand and Jamie Francis.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:04
Caption: Julianna Brannum
Interactive Media Specialist Eric Martin speaks with Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum about her new biopic about LaDonna Harris.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:29
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Growing Native Associate Producer Blue Tarpalechee speaks with renowned Native filmmaker Chris Eyre.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 11:27
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Vision Maker Media Executive Director Shirley Sneve speaks with filmmaker Suree Towfighnia and consulting producer Debra White Plume.

  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:17
Caption: Lou Karsen and Tracy Rector, Co-Directors of Clearwater
An interview with Seminole filmmaker Tracy Rector, Producer of March Point.

  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 14:44
Caption: Anacita Agustinez
Shirley Sneve (Lakota), Executive Director, talks with producers Jack Kohler and Anacita Agustinez about their show On Native Ground.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 16:19
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gina Abatemarco
After graduating with a BFA from Tisch School of the Arts’ Film & TV Program, Abatemarco was moved by a sensational article in the LA Times reporti...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 14:54
Caption: Eli Cane
Cane's new documentary, The Dull Knifes, tells the coming-of-age story of 16-year-old George Dull Knife. He is the newest generation of a family th...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 16:11
Caption: Sophie Rousmaniere
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Sophie Rousmaniere and Jay Minton about their documentary, Yellow Fever.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 16:44
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Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Maya Stark and Adi Lavy about their documentary, Sun Kissed.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 17:24
Caption: Doug Hawes-Davis, Credit: Courtesy of Doug Hawes-Davis and ITVS
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis about his documentary entitled Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 19:30
  • Purchases: 1