Field Producer, Sound (53 minutes, 2013)

The hope and determination of modern-day American Indian life is revealed in this film about one of the most exciting and perilous forms of horse racing practiced in the world today. Indian Relay follows three teams as they prepare for and compete in a grueling Indian Relay season.

Watch the full, hour-long film here.

Select Awards & Accolades

2014 – Two Emmy Awards, Cultural/Historical Documentary and Photography, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Northwest Region

2014 – Third Place, Independent Lens’ 2013–2014 Audience Awards

2015 – Best Action Film, Native American Film Festival of the Southeast. Columbia, SC

2015 – Audience Award, Best Native American Film, Durango Film Festival. Durango, CO

2014 – Spur Award, Best Western Documentary Script, Western Writers of America

2013 – Scheduled for over 900 broadcasts in the USA

2013 – Selected for Independent Lens’ 2013–2014 season

2013 – Native Games / Native Stories Program, Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. New York, New York

2013 – Santa Fe Indian Market, New Mexico History Museum. Santa Fe, New Mexico

2013 – Seattle Indigenous Cultures Festival, EMP Theater. Seattle, Washington

2013 – Eight-Part Premiere Tour Screening, Indian Nations in Montana and Idaho