He co wrote and directed It
Can’t Rain All The Time (1995) that deals with the issues of suicide,
alcoholism, and substance abuse among Native American youth. Golden globe nominated
actress, Irene Bedard, of Pocahontas and Smoke Signals fame, and Muriel Miguel of Spider
Women Theater, led the all-Native cast. The short features music by the Beastie Boys
and original music composed for the project by the New York band Little Rooms, and the
Thunderbird Sisters. The project was accepted at The American Indian Film Festival
in San Francisco (1996), The Two Rivers Film Festival in Minnesota (1997), and the First
Nations Film Festival in Chicago (1995).
He directed and produced A Traditional Kind of Women, a collection of
stories gathered from around Native America that addresses health issues facing Native
American women. It stars Elvira and Hortensia Colorado of Coatlicue Theater Company
and is a film adaptation of a play created by these two Chichimec/Otomi sisters. The
film features music by Ulali and Frankie Vali. This film was accepted at: The National
Museum of the American Indian Film Festival in New York City (1997), The Two Rivers Film
Festival in Minneapolis (1997), The First Nations Film Festival in Chicago (1997), The
American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco (1997), The Red Earth Film Festival in
Oklahoma City (1998), and the Amiens International Film Festival in Amiens France (1998). A
Traditional Kind of Women won best documentary – long format at the 1998 Red
Earth Film Festival, and the Two Rivers Native Film Festival Selected A Traditional Kind
of Women has one of the finalists for the New Visionary Award that will be presented at
next year’s festival.
