Directors/Producers: Evan-Marie Petit, Jeremy Seifert

Description:

In the Cherokee homeland of Anikituwa, master basket weaver Mary Thompson moves through forest and memory, carrying forward a timeless relationship between land and culture–finding solace in her craft while searching for a way to pass it on.

Biography:

Evan-Marie Petit hails from the red earth of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Georgia, the original homeland of her ancestors, the Aniyvwiya (Cherokee). She is a visual storyteller and eco-cultural activist at heart; a documentary filmmaker, photographer and ecologist who documents stories of the often-overlooked corners of humanity, culture and our environment. Her work is driven by the belief that amplifying these narratives and the wisdom they contain is vital to creating new paradigms of transformative justice and right relation. She is a member and contributing photographer of Women Photograph, Diversify Photo and an NWCG Wildland Firefighter Type 1(T), Cultural Fire Practitioner and First Responder.

Jeremy Seifert is an award-winning film director, cinematographer and editor whose documentaries have premiered at Sundance, Berlinale, Hot Docs, Tribeca and AFI DOCS. He co-directed The Devil We Know, a Sundance documentary in competition and Netflix premiere. His short documentaries, The Church Forests of Ethiopia and Ark of the Apocalypse premiered with New York Times Op-Docs. His films GMO OMG and DIVE! Living Off America’s Waste won over thirty awards at festivals around the world and both debuted on Netflix. 

Contact Information:

e: seifertjj@gmail.com