Tó éí ’iiná até (Water is Life) - (US, 2013, 56 min.) Directors: Deidra Peaches & Jake Hoyungowa Our documentary explores the sacredness of water and how the industrialization of the Navajo Nation continues to disrupt our traditional way of life. We feel it is important for our audience to visually experience a piece of the Navajo Way Of Life. It is vital to the documentary to include the connection between Navajo Mythology and the importance of the lands that have been desecrated by industrial development. Film Festivals: 2013 Festival Ciné Alter’Natif - Paris, France
Journey to Alaska (US, 2014, 18 min.) Director/Cinematographer: Deidra Peaches In a Project 562 and Paper Rocket Productions film, Deidra Peaches (Navajo) and photographer Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes of Washington) paddle with Keex’ Kwáan canoe family to the 2014 Celebrations in Juneau, AK. Film Festival/Awards 2020 IndieFilmFestival - Phoenix, AZ WINNER: BEST INDIE DOCUMENTARY
Shimásaní (Grandma Documentary) - (US, 2008, 4 min.) Director: Deidra Peaches Cinematographer: Jake Hoyungowa While contemplating the future of generations to come, a Navajo grandmother reflects on her past in this beautiful film celebrating life and loss. Film Festival: 2009 ImagineNative Film Festival - Toronto, Ontario
“Documentary Filmmaking has primarily been a vehicle for me to learn my own identity as an Indigenous person..”
— DEIDRA PEACHES | DINÉ, FILMMAKER
