Indian Land Tenure Foundation grant
We want to acknowledge with thanks the generous teaching grant Silver Bullet Productions received from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation for the filmmaking programs we offer to Pueblos throughout New Mexico.
Defending the Fire is nominated for a regional Emmy
Pamela Pierce – Producer
Lisa Lucas – Associate Producer
Matthew Martinez, Ohkay Owingeh – Historian, Associate Producer
Jhane Myers, Comanche/Blackfeet – Associate Producer
Maura Dhu Studi – Writer, Associate Producer
David Aubrey – Director
NatiVisions Film Festival Selection
Defending the Fire is an Official Selection of NatiVisions Film Festival, October 3-5, 2019.
Four Corners Film Festival Selection
Defending the Fire is an Official Selection for the Flagship season of the Four Corners Film Festival in Farmington, NM.
Power of Place
This project’s purpose is to educate those in and out of New Mexico, including elected officials and non-Native Americans, about the urgency to protect tribal lands. The project includes a network-worthy documentary film as well as student and teacher filmmaking workshops. Always, the message is: All land is sacred.