Cherokee Nation citizen Emma Barrow grew up in Portland, Oregon, watching her father, Bruce Barrow, working in the film industry. Her father was an editor, producer and director for Oregon Public Broadcasting and PBS. He planted a seed in Emma that filmmaking was a career she could pursue, and she took action. "Cover Me" [...]

Love the movies? Don't just watch them. Be PART of them.  The film industry in Oklahoma is looking to hire!  The Cherokee Nation Film Office is proud to launch the first-ever directories of Native American cast, crew and consultants along with support services and locations in the Cherokee Nation.  Nathalie Standingcloud signing up for [...]

Meet the Fellows: LA Skins Feature Film Writers Lab There’s magic happening in the virtual writing room! Seven talented Native writers are participating in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and have the chance to propel their careers by taking part in the highly selective Third Annual Native American Feature Film Writers Lab. It’s an intensive 10 weeks [...]

Cherokee Nation citizen Tim Nagasawa Cherokee Nation citizen Tim Nagasawa grew up touring Universal Studios every summer as a kid, riding the tram and marveling at the atmosphere of the giant soundstages. He never once imagined one day he would be working on that very lot, but he is. Nagasawa now has credits that [...]

We're excited to be sponsoring the first-ever Indigenous Filmmaker's Lounge at Sundance Film Festival 2020 because #MORENATIVES.