Silver Bullet Productions
Celebrating 20 Years of EmpoweringTribal Communities Through Film
The story of Silver Bullet Productions began over 20 years ago, after a conversation with New Mexico’s tribal educators seeking solutions to problems critical for the survival of tribal history and culture. How to excite students, stop the epidemic of soaring dropout rates, and preserve their culture, history, and language? Nothing existed in 2004 that offered solutions.
Fortunately, New Mexico was entering an age of filmmaking. Pam Pierce and her husband, Robert Pierce, saw the opportunity for tribal elders, parents, and youth to use film as a vehicle for change and engage in learning enlightened thinking, and preservation of a rich culture overlooked by traditional New Mexico curriculum.
The non-profit Silver Bullet Productions (named for the mythical solution for impossible problems) was created, with education and film as the silver bullets. READ MORE
We create relevant educational experiences in two ways:
STUDENT WORKSHOPS
We produce student workshops in writing and filmmaking, and we donate new camera equipment to the school. Students are able to continue practicing their storytelling and preserving their cultural heritage through film.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
We create award-winning documentaries that expose esoteric topics, shatter stereotypes, and expand cultural preservation.
See what Silver Bullet Productions does
Enjoy this short film highlighting our work with students, communities, and network film production.
New Documentary
No Greater Act: Pueblo Resistance
This documentary tells the little-known story of the NM Pueblo Resistance to colonization beginning in 1540. A fascinating story, this film explores the birth of resistance in what would become the United States.
The conflict and survival of the Pueblo people from the 1540s to 1696 is relevant to modern sovereignty and told through the voices of Pueblo historians, scientists, and tribal leaders. This period of time defines a People.
For over 400 years, the story of Pueblo Resistance has been told by documents written by the colonizers. Modern research and Indigenous histories tell a different story. Told through the voices of Pueblo historians, scientists, and tribal leaders, the resilience and survival of the Pueblo People from the 1540s to 1696 is relevant to modern sovereignty.
Resilience did not begin with the Pueblo Revolt of 1680; nor does this story. Instead, it is the culmination of efforts to resist Spanish colonization and retain the inherent sovereignty over land, culture, and religion.
Remembering Robert W. Pierce
Robert W. Pierce started Silver Bullet Productions in 2004 with his wife, Pam, the CEO.
Bob brought an expectation of financial accountability and excellence, shaped by his years as CFO of major for-profit businesses like Noxelle, CoverGirl, and Maybelline.
More than knowledge, he brought heart. From the start of SBP’s mission, Bob had unshakable faith in the success of using film as a vehicle for change. He would accept no less than industry excellence in documentary production. He knew that at the heart was education and sensitive, skilled teaching.
His standards are SBP standards. Pam and the other SBP officers and Board members move forward with the confidence that Bob created and nurtured.
He is profoundly missed, but his legacy remains strong.
Pamela A. Pierce, JD
CEO Silver Bullet Productions
SUPPORT US
Support Silver Bullet education programs and films
THE ROBERT W. PIERCE LEGACY FUND
Your donation to this fund, in memory of Robert W. Pierce, will support the operating expenses of Silver Bullet Productions and ensure the high standard of financial health and accountability instituted by Bob’s exceptional leadership as CFO of Silver Bullet Productions continues in perpetuity.
