William Jehu Garroutte is an enrolled Citizen of Cherokee Nation. He had an Army brat childhood and a midwestern adolescence in a town best known for its cattle slaughterhouses. William didn’t go to college, and learned how to write by reading stacks of scripts in the WGA library. Along the way, he worked a wide… Read more »

Jade Puga is an indigenous writer, producer and filmmaker. She is a FOX Writers Incubator 2023 fellow and a NAMA TV Writers fellow. Jade graduated from USC’s School of Theater. She formed Safada Y Sano Productions with writing and filmmaking partner Richard Montes. The two have developed with major studios and production companies for film,… Read more »

After starting as an animation writer on Nickelodeon’s Penguins of Madagascar, and later co-creating the live-action sitcom Bella & The Bulldogs, Gabe listened to the advice of the life-sized Yoda in his office and followed his big geeky heart – leading him to the writing staff of CW’s The Flash. During his 100+ episode tenure,… Read more »

Tammy “TS” Botkin has been producing documentaries for ten years and directing for five. Her feature directorial debut is the Better Angels Lavine Fellow documentary, A Long March, which began broadcast nationally in April 2024 via PBS member stations, and she is Director/Writer/Producer for the American Masters Renegades Daniel K. Inouye episode which began PBS… Read more »

Joshua is a Diné (Navajo) comedian, actor, and writer based in Denver. He performs at clubs and festivals all over the world including Netflix is a Joke Fest, SF Sketchfest and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Joshua was selected for the Mayors Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture in 2023 and was named one of… Read more »

Jenna Monroe is a Diné Producer and Choreographic Director in the SF Bay Area and Central Coast. She has been producing documentary/reality television for the past 4 years. Her work for the Emmy award winning Life Below Zero franchise can be seen on National Geographic and Disney+. In stage production, she has garnered awards from the city and county of San Francisco. Her choreography has been performed at SAFEHouse Arts, National Dance Week, Dance… Read more »

Evan L. Chouteau is a Mississippi based filmmaker whose career spans scripted and unscripted television. He grew up in Jackson and is now based in Oxford. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2017 with a major in Anthropology and a minor in Film Production, then began freelancing across the Southeast to build experience…. Read more »

Alana Tiikpuu is a non-binary Nez Perce and Navajo writer and director from Lapwai, Idaho. They are a 2019 graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts, where they majored in Cinematic Arts & Technology. Alana has gone on to become a fellow of the LA Skins Fest Animation lab, the Native Arts & Culture… Read more »

Miles T. Red Corn (Osage and Caddo) is an emerging self-taught director and writer from Oklahoma City. Growing up in a family of artists and writers, Red Corn has wanted to be a filmmaker since before he can remember. He began making films on VHS at age 6, and for a brief 4-year stint in… Read more »

Lucas Mendevil is a recent graduate of Emerson College who has earned his Master of Fine Arts degree through the Writing for Film & Television program. With over four years experience educated in creative writing for film, television, marketing and technical writing, he writes for feature films with focuses in historical fiction, drama and thriller…. Read more »