http://www.nativeradio.org en-us Native American Public Telecommunications 2007 Monthly interviews with Native American media makers AIROS Native Network Each month, Native American Public Telecommunications features a Native American producer interview. The people that will make up these profiles will include Native filmmakers, radio producers and new media creators. You can also sign up to receive our e-newsletter at our website www.nativeradio.org and get accompanying articles on the producers featured in these interviews. AIROS airos@unl.edu Zach Oliva with assistance from John Gregg, Sr. and Eric Martin Bennie Klain talks about how he got into making Native films and his recent inclusion in the SXSW film festival. Bennie Klain is excited. This is evident in the first words that pour out of his mouth when asked about his latest film, Weaving Worlds, being accepted to the upcoming South by Southwest Film Festival. Adding to the excitement is the fact that the festival will be held in Austin, Texas, Bennie's hometown. 'It holds a good place in my heart ... I am really excited about the premier, not just because I will get to show my work, but because I will get to show my work to other film-makers that I consider peers here in Austin' says Bennie. The film festival, now in its 14th year, will be held from March 9th through the 17th. It has grown considerably in stature in recent years and it is considered a privilege for a film to be a part of it. Weaving Worlds will screen in the Lone Star States program of South by Southwest Film Festival. Check www.sxsw.com for showtimes Tues, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST 18:31 Native American, Indian, South by Southwest, film, festival, Navajo, Weaving Worlds Zach Oliva with assistance from John Gregg, Sr. and Eric Martin Beverly Morris talks about how she got into making Native films, the film workshop she heads at IAIA and her production of Looking Toward Home. Beverly Morris talks about how she got into making Native films, her production of Looking Toward Home, and the film workshop she heads at the Institute of American Indian Arts, including development of the workshop over the past, current funding and what she finds most rewarding about the workshop. This years summer workshop will be held June 18th - July 27th on the IAIA campus. More information and guidelines for the workshop can be found at http://www.nativetelecom.org/enews/iaiaabcguidelines.pdf Tues, 20 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST 11:34 Native American, Indian, Alaskan, Aleut, Beverly Morris, Institute of American Indian Arts, IAIA Zach Oliva with assistance from John Gregg, Sr. and Eric Martin George Burdeau talks about how and more importantly why he got into making Native films, the creation of NAPT and some of his projects over the years. George Burdeau does not just make films. He makes films with a purpose. For over 40 years Burdeau has been creating films that portray Native American life from a realistic point of view. These films have improved awareness and knowledge of true Native culture. Tues, 24 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EDT 17:13 Native American, Indian, George Burdeau, Blackfeet, Institute of American Indian Arts, IAIA Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin Suree Towfighnia talks about Standing Silent Nation and other projects. Towfighnia is a filmmaker currently living in Chicago. She and Courtney Hermann have been working together to create documentaries since meeting at Columbia College in Chicago. The two created Prairie Dust Films when they began to plan for their first documentary together, Standing Silent Nation. Tues, 15 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 15:14 Native American, Lakota, Suree Towfighnia, Chicago, Iran Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin Courtney Hermann talks about Standing Silent Nation and other projects. Much of her recent work has been done with Suree Towfignia. The two met at graduate school for film and video production at Columbia College in Chicago where they shared a technical coordinator position. It was at this job that the two decided to create a documentary on hemp farming in the United States. While compiling research on the subject, Hermann stumbled upon the story of Alex White Plume. At the time, White Plume was a Lakota farmer living on the Pine Ridge reservation. After attempts with other crops had failed, White Plume decided to grow hemp. Hemp is banned from growth but legal to possess in the United States. Government agents had already raided the White Plume farm during two previous harvests, but the persistent Lakota man was planning on a third harvest anyway. Intrigued by the story, Hermann and Towfignia took their cameras to the reservation. Tues, 22 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT 16:52 Native American, Lakota, Courtney Hermann, documentary, PBS, POV SkyRadio NAPT Executive Director Shirley Sneve talks about how NAPT helps create, promote and distribute Native public media, including TV, radio and New Media. A short interview by SkyRadio with NAPT Executive Director Shirley Sneve where she talks about NAPT current and future activities, including the AIROS Native Network, VisionMaker Video, Native Radio Theater Project and the Vision Maker fund for new producers and new media. Tues, 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 EDT 3:44 Native American, Lakota, Shirley Sneve, documentary, PBS, media Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin Kimberley Lyman talks about what guides her to do the work she does as well as her feelings about the tribes of Virginia. Cherokee and Choctaw television, radio and new media producer Kimberley Lyman talks about what guides her to do the work she does, her feelings about the tribes of Virginia, and the importance of the Native perspective in media and education. Tues, 10 Jul 2007 12:00:00 EDT 10:48 Native American, Indian, Virginia, Kimberley Lyman, Jamestown, Cherokee, Choctaw, WHRO Penny Costello with assistance from Eric Martin Terry Jones is a man of many talents. He is a photographer, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He also makes one heck of a batch of Indian Corn Soup in the true Seneca tradition. Terry Jones is a man of many talents. He is a photographer, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He also makes one heck of a batch of Indian Corn Soup in the true Seneca tradition. Residing in New York City, Terry is on the Roster of Performing and Allied Artists at the American Indian Community House, an organization serving the health, social service, and cultural needs of Native Americans residing in New York City. Terry talks about the journey that led him to become a filmmaker as well as the process he has undertaken with the production of Casino Nation. Tues, 07 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT 18:52 Native American, Indian, Seneca, Casino, New York Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin and John Gregg An interview with White Mountain Apache filmmaker Dustinn Craig Dustinn Craig is a White Mountain Apache from Arizona. He got his start in film using a camcorder to record his friends skateboarding. His interest in film has led to numerous documentaries, including ones for national broadcast on PBS. Tues, 11 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EDT 14:12 Native, American, Indian, Apache, race, Dustinn, Experience, Geronimo Zach Oliva with assistance from Eric Martin, John Gregg and Penny Costello An interview with Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum Julianna Brannum is a very successful Comanche film-maker. She has been involved in numerous projects, including The Creek Runs Red and We Shall Remain. Both will air on PBS. We recently spoke with her about these two projects. Tues, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EDT 12:19 Native, American, Indian, Comanche, PBS, Creek Runs Red, Brannum, Oklahoma, Experience, Geronimo Zach Oliva An interview with Ojibwe filmmaker Patricia Loew Patricia Loew is an Ojibwe professor at the University of Wisconsin. She also spent 12 years as a coanchor for ABC in Madison. She recently produced the film Way of the Warrior for national broadcast on PBS. Tues, 06 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST 17:39 Native, American, Indian, Ojibwe, PBS, Way of the Warrior, Loew, DeNomie, Wisconsin Zach Oliva An interview with Choctaw and Cherokee author and filmmaker Gary Robinson. Listen to an interview with Gary Robinson, a Choctaw and Cherokee author and filmmaker, as he talks about his animated short A Native American Night Before Christmas as well as past and future projects, including a collaboration between himself and the late Phil Lucas on a book entitled From Warriors to Soldiers: The Untold Story of American Indians in the U.S Military. Tues, 11 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST 14:39 Native, American, Indian, Cherokee, Choctaw, Christmas, animation, warrior Zach Oliva An interview with Emmy nominated Oneida filmmaker Michelle Danforth. Michelle Danforth is an Emmy nominated Oneida filmmaker living in Wisconsin. Michele is currently working as both an Independent Producer and a finance and marketing manager for a nonprofit organization. She talks about the reality of becoming and being an Independent Producer and the importance of sharing Native stories with others. Tues, 22 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST 14:02 Native, American, Indian, Oneida, speak, Wisconsin, Danforth, Emmy Zach Oliva An interview with Bad River Chippewa radio and television producer Jim DeNomie. AIROS listeners know him best for his work as host of the weekly radio show Voices from the Circle which he produces from WLUW in Chicago along with Barbara Jersey and Shadow the Radio Dog. Learn more about this Native producer including what he has cooking on TV, his views on media and culture as well as why he got into broadcasting in the first place. Tues, 19 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST 16:01 Native, American, Indian, Ojibwa, Chippewa, Chicago, WLUW, voices, Wisconsin, DeNomie, circle Zach Oliva Metis Jim Fortier divulges his work on episode four of Unnatural Causes, Bad Sugar, and discusses his film path. Jim Fortier is a Metis producer, director, and director of photography for Bad Sugar, part of the upcoming Unnatural Causes series. He also directed the Emmy award winning documentary, Alcatraz is Not an Island. Tues, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EDT 17:28 Native, American, Indian, Ojibwe, Metis, Pima, diabetes, Unnatural Causes, Bad Sugar, Alcatraz Eric Martin An interview with Taos Pueblo playwright, screenwriter and independent film maker James Lujan. American Indians are making their way through Hollywood but not only as actors and extras. James Lujan, Taos Pueblo, director of Intertribal Entertainment at the Southern California Indian Center in Los Angeles, is helping pave the way for Native directors and screenwriters to make a bigger impact and stakehold in the industry. While in California for a public media conference, we sat down with James to talk about their main project at InterTribal Entertainment, the Creative Spirit Script to Screen Short Film Competition. Here is the interview from February 2008. Tues, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT 13:47 Native, American, Indian, film, California, industry, independent, center, urban, Taos, Los Angeles