Paola has recently joined the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) team to manage the Film Fund and all its activities. For over four years, Paola has managed non-fiction programs for the NY based non-profit IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project), including the Documentary Labs and Spotlight On Documentaries, the non-fiction component of the IFP Project Forum. Prior to… Read more »
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Shirley Sneve
Shirley Sneve directs Vision Maker Media, a nonprofit that empowers and engages Native People to tell stories that represent the cultures, experiences, and values of Native Americans through Public Broadcasting. A member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, she served as director of Arts Extension Service in Amherst, MA, and the Washington Pavilion of Arts and… Read more »
Micah Wright
Micah Wright currently serves as the executive in charge of FNX, America’s only Native American broadcast television network. He is a tribally enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the founder of the Writers Guild of America’s Native American Writers Committee where he served as elected Chair for six years. Micah has worked as a… Read more »
Khadijah Iman
Khadijah Iman was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts with an undeniable love for television, film, and music. Good luck getting her away from a classic horror flick like Child’s Play or Scream. In 2015, she graduated from Full Sail University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Entertainment and moved to… Read more »
Kelly D’Angelo
A writer for Hasbro, a Sundance/IAIA fellow and a LA Skins Fest HBO/CBS/NBC’s Native Writer’s Workshop participant, this First-Nations comedy writer has a knack for the whimsical. We offer the proper recommendations for you if you want to play casino online in Canada. Our experts go through a rigorous process of evaluating the best casino sites… Read more »
Joey Clift
Joey Clift is writer, performer and registered member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe who has written on Wabbit and Lego Ninjago: Decoded for Cartoon Network and OMG, Swamp Talk With Shrek and Donkey and What They Got Right for DreamWorks. A web series episode he co wrote for the Fine Brothers was nominated for a… Read more »
Jim Ruel
Jim Ruel, Bay Mills Ojibwe, is comedian/filmmaker/writer/actor from Wisconsin. In 2004, he was chosen by the NBC’s Diversity Talent search to perform a standup comedy showcase in Hollywood which opened the door for his television appearances on Showtime, the BBC, Comedy Central, and PBS. He has written, performed, and produced a number of digital shorts… Read more »
Carlee Malemute
Born and raised in an Alaskan village of 500, Carlee Malemute, a graduate from USC’s Screenwriting MFA Program and a participant in the 2016 Native American TV Writers Lab, co- wrote three movies for Lifetime and is currently staffed with her writing partner on Hallmark’s Good Witch. She enjoys writing stories about complicated families.
Eva Thomas
Eva Thomas (Tohono O’odham /Ojibway/Cherokee) is an actor, filmmaker and writer. Eva graduated from Arizona State University with degrees in Communication and Broadcasting. After university, she attended the Webber Douglas Dramatic Arts Academy in England and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Eva earned a Masters of Arts degree from UCLA in… Read more »
Isaac Cruz
Isaac was born in New York City but currently lives in Los Angeles. His writing credits include the cabaret “Sexy 101”, the musical “Shadows” and the short-film “Lov/Sik”. He has performed on off-Broadway stage, television and film. One of the short-film projects he co-starred in, “The Last Bullet” was chosen for official selection at the International Film… Read more »