The Filmmaker's Life with Catherine Herrera - 07/27/23

Our guest this week is Catherine Herrera. Joanne talks to Catherine Herrera about how, as an Indigenous woman of mixed ancestry, she uses her documentary films as a way of bridge-building. Catherine Herrera creates impactful art that inspires dialogue and action by sharing unique stories with broad audiences. Coastal climate change is the focus of Catherine's current public art and documentary project Martins Beach, highlighting today's collaborative California Native Coastal Stewardship programs inspiring hope for mitigation and renewal. Catherine is a professional documentary filmmaker and photojournalist, with a body of personal art/films/installations reflecting on themes of belonging, identity, memory and notions of 'home,' including: "Bridge Walkers", created on commission and exhibited at the de Young Museum; art installations: "Feast of Beams", "Sitting Ohlone I", "Open Doors to a Healing"; several short films: "Witness the Healing", "Transition", "From the Same Family: An Intimate View of Globalization" and "Alphabet People"; and, her first feature documentary, "Transition". In September 2023, Catherine will exhibit photographs selected by curator Elizabeth Hawley from Catherine's series, Landless Indians, for a group show featuring contemporary Native American artists. Catherine Herrera is the third generation of photographers in her family. To Register to be part of the life recording of future The Filmmaker's Life sessions please visit https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .