Film Makers at the Taos Teen Media Conference

Teens Take Taos with Miranda July Report and photos by Tania Casselle for Release Print Magazine. “So, what do you want to film today?” asked video maker David Wilson to a quartet of teenagers, laden with cameras and mikes. How students from Massachusetts, California, and all points between went hands-on … Continue reading

Review of Taos Mountain Film Festival (for Film Festival Channel TV)

Adrenaline Junkies in a Mañana Town Festival review and visitor guide to Taos for Film Festival Channel TV. There comes a moment at the Taos Mountain Film Festival when you start feeling like a wimp if you haven’t hurled yourself over a cliff recently, kayaked the Orinoco, or out-skied an … Continue reading

Movie Director Chris Eyre Exposes the Heart and Muscle beneath ‘Skins’

Movie fans awaiting the follow-up to director Chris Eyre’s hit feature Smoke Signals will not be disappointed by Skins. Filmed on location at the Pine Ridge Reservation, Skins tells the story of Rudy Yellow Lodge (Eric Schweig), a reservation cop whose job includes regular encounters with his unruly but endearing … Continue reading

Images of Indians in Film: The Good, The Bad, and The Stereotype (for Indian Country Today)

“Those teepees need Viagra,”said comedian Drew Lacapa. He was watching an old black and white movie where a circle of whooping Indians hopped around Buster Keaton, tied to a stake in the center of a fire. “Do you know that dance?” Story by Tania Casselle on images of Indians in … Continue reading