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Third Mesa, Arizona Ruby Chimerica (Hopi) is from the Third Mesa village of Bacavi, located on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. She specializes in hands-on demonstrations of Hopi basket weaving and the preparation of traditional Hopi foods. The piki bread-making...
Los Angeles, California Photojournalist Luis Garza began his career recording the tumultuous social events of the 1960s and 1970s. He has worked as a television writer, producer and director, community scholar, cultural expert and curator. He has dedicated his professional...
Bellevue, Washington Artist Aki Sogabe, who emigrated from Japan to Washington State in 1978, imbues the ancient art form of Japanese kiri-e, or paper cutting, with her own style. Her work has been the basis for numerous public art projects,...
Meet painter Elizabeth (Buff) Elting, one of the subjects of The Autry Museum/KCET's I Am the West series.
Meet writer, sculptor and filmmaker Nora Noranjo-Morse, one of the subjects of The Autry Museum/KCET's I Am the West series.
Meet basket weaver Julia Parker, one of the subjects of The Autry Museum/KCET's I Am the West series.
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“I Am the West” is a series of one minute stories. Shot verite style, with no narration or on-camera host, "I Am the West," allows the viewer a glimpse into the reality of our subjects' daily lives. The point of view is first person, personal. The tone, real and honest. The stories are full of heart. We will meet unexpected people, see unexpected things, and be in unexpected places. We will see how the West has drawn millions to be who they are and do what they do specifically because they make the West their home. We will see how their culture, and unique experiences of life in the West, inspires them to do what they do. We will see what challenges them, what motivates them, what comforts them, and what gives them hope. We will learn how they make life mean something for themselves and their communities, and will see how the spirit of optimism and big dreams lives on in the West today. In this series of one minute profiles, we will focus on single individuals and their stories. The subjects, locations, and points of view will be as broad and diverse as the West itself.
I Am the West
Created by the Autry National Center
Producer, Director, Writer: Paula Kessler
Editor, Camera: Zach Putnam
Created by the Autry National Center
Producer, Director, Writer: Paula Kessler
Editor, Camera: Zach Putnam
I Am The West is a partership between KCET and the Autry National Center. For more information, please visit TheAutry.org
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