February 2009
 Deidra
Lynn Peaches (Navajo) began her career in film at the
age of 14, when she made Imagine for the National Museum of the
American Indian's showcase "Thanksgiving Revisited: New Views
by Young Filmmakers." In the summer of 2007 she participated
in the Superfly Filmmaking Experience in Seattle. Peaches frequently
collaborates with childhood friend Donavan Seschillie. Their short
films were selected for the 2007 Navajo cinema showcase curated
by Navajo director Nanobah Becker at the Ojo Encino Chapter House
in the Eastern Navajo Agency and for the 2008 Monument Valley
Film Festival in Kayenta, Arizona. Peaches, an alumna of the Outta
Your Back Pack Media, a youth outreach program in Flagstaff, currently
attends Northern Arizona University, studying electronic media
and film.
"In an era where stability and hope is brittle, the strength
of one's imagination and creativity is limitless, only if they
allow themselves to dream. My Native American background is shown
primarily through my work ethic. By utilizing different instruments
and incorporating many ideas, I can create what I need in order
to produce a singular story. Through the patience of my grandmother
and the outspokenness of my grandfather, I believe that, as an
individual, I am allowed to not limit myself to stereotypes but
allow my thoughts to flourish through alternate perspectives."
Screened by NMAI
Image credit:
Deidra Lynn Peaches - courtesy of the filmmaker; Deidra Lynn Peaches - courtesy of the filmmaker
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