Our Team

Victoria Cheyenne

Victoria Cheyenne is an Indigenous Bolivian-American (Aymara) director and editor known for crafting intimate human stories centered on matriarchal lineage and cultural heritage.

Her work often engages creative uses of archival material, reimagining memory and time as nonlinear living forces. Her distinct voice evokes a documentary language rooted in ancestry, lived experience, and her commitment to reciprocal, community-centered storytelling.

DIRECTOR & EDITOR

Shauna White Bear

Shauna White Bear is an Indigenous entrepreneur, artist, and cultural advocate based in Montana. She is founder of Native-operated moccasin company “White Bear Moccasins” dedicated to preserving traditional craftsmanship while creating space for contemporary Indigenous expression.

Through each handmade pair, Shauna honors her ancestors, her community, and the generations of knowledge carried through beadwork, leatherwork, and design.

PARTICIPANT & CO-PRODUCER

Erin Brender

Erin Brender is a Producer with over 20 years of production experience spanning commercials, TV series, documentary films, and still photography. Collaboration is central to her work; she builds teams that share her passion for human storytelling to create works that connect and inspire.

She approaches every project with care and commitment. Erin draws inspiration from the community and the mountains where she calls home in Western Montana.

PRODUCER & EP

Credits

Laminar Flow Films
Cinematography
Maddie Morris
Jessica Jane Hart
Erika Share

Additional Cinematography
Victoria Cheyenne
Shauna White Bear
Assistant Director
Halley Linscheid

Additional Camera Operator
Andrew Austin
Aerial Video & Still Photography
Kelsey Frey
Gaffer
Karland Paez
Production Sound Mixer
Karland Paez
Brandon Clements
Regalia Dresser
Susanne Stewart

Tipi Set-up
Deborah Black Eagle & Kathleen Carpenter
Apsáálooke Glamping
Tintype Photography
Chris Chapman
Northland Studio
Editor
Victoria Cheyenne
Assistant Editor
Hazel Cramer
Colorist
Mary Elizabeth Bourque-Perrino
La Voglia Studio
Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer
Luke Scheeler
Jereco Studios

VHS Conversion
Tim Danyo
Imagination Media
Post Production House
Mother Mountain Studio
Shauna White Bear
Dorven White Bear Jr.
JoAnna Lightener
Taylor Ferguson
Valor Killsback
Susanne Stewart
Mae Little Light
Summer Tapedo
Mikayla Blacksher
Maleeya Knows His Gun
Robert Leonard
Chris Chapman
Powwow
105th Annual Crow Fair
1st Woman & General Manager
Brinna Jo Melendrez
Master of Ceremony
Darrin Old Coyote, Ruben Little Head
Arena Directors
Kevin Shane, Dean Don’t Mix
Head Dance & Singing Judge
Bucky Old Elk
Miss Crow Nation
Michaiah Pease

Featured Drum Group
Bobcat Singers
Featured Dancers
Ryan Old Crow
Valor Killsback
"Young, Naive and Rude"
Written by Dylan Running Crane
Performed by Dylan Running Crane
Courtesy of Dylan Running Crane
"When We Remain"
Written by Samantha Crain
Performed by Samantha Crain
Courtesy of Believe and Real Kind Records
"SPARKLING BEAUTY B"
Composer: Richard Stephen Dutnall
"SPRING HAS SPRUNG"
Composer: Joni Amelia Fuller
"COMFORTING EMBRACE E"
Composer: Beth Perry

"LETTING GO OF THE PAST"
Composer: Mike McGuill
"GOLDEN LIGHT"
Composer: Mike McGuill
"MINIMAL BITTERSWEET CINEMATIC"
Composer: Gabriel Brosteanu
"EMOTIVE TRUTHS"
Composer: Ben Howells
"GENERATE"
Composer: David Alexander
"IMMORTAL BOREALIS"
Composer: Kjetil Rostad
"ETHEREAL GRACE"
Composer: Andreas Kubler
"ALPINE MORNING"
Composer: Kjetil Rostad
In loving memory of Dorven White Bear Jr.
Dedicated to Shauna White Bear’s mother & sister, Marge & Paul Davis, Melissa White Bear & all her relatives.
Special Thanks to:
The White Bear Family
Friends & supporters of White Bear Moccasins
Friends & Family of Erin Brender
Lillian Stephens
Stina Hamlin
Tracy Rector
Matthew Roberts
Tate, Esther & Joel Peterson
Angella Shirley
Jeannie Conrad
Jessica Weger
Erin Deering
Jennifer Handy
Karin Mittelstaedt
Candace Loring
Laura Fisher
Jennie Montana
The Carter Family
Liam Gress & Zachary Stephens
Michaiah Pease & the Pease Family
Family of Mae Little Light
Made possible in part by Build Group Inc.
Made possible in part by Our Seed & Spark supporters

Made possible in part by the Big Sky Film Grant administered by the Montana Department of Commerce