AMANDA ERICKSON

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

Amanda Erickson, a member of the San Carlos Apache tribe, is a seasoned non-fiction TV Producer with 16 years of experience. Her journey of reconnection to culture and community would be the catalyst for her first feature documentary, She Cried That Day, which investigates the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives through the eyes of the Indigenous Women and Allies on the frontlines in New Mexico.

TRACY RECTOR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Tracy Rector is a mixed heritage filmmaker based in Turtle Island with a passion for amplifying and uplifting Indigenous, Black, People of Color and other underrepresented creatives and communities. She holds three decades of experience as a community organizer, educator, filmmaker, film programmer, and arts curator, all infused with her deep roots in plant medicine. For the last 25 years she has directed and produced over 500 films including shorts, features, music videos, and virtual reality projects. Her work has been featured on Independent Lens, ImagineNative, PBS, and National Geographic, as well as at international film festivals including Sundance, Cannes and Toronto. Tracy served as a Seattle Arts Commissioner for 8 years, sits on the boards of Working Films and Multitude Films, and is on the Advisory Council for the Harvard Kennedy School. She enjoys travel, design, supporting collective social justice campaigns, and learning about new cultural arts movements.

STINA THOMAS HAMLIN

PRODUCER

Stina Thomas Hamlin is a 6th generation Texan of Indigenous and European descent, living in New York City (aka Lenapehoking). She is a longtime post-production supervisor for commercials, film and television in addition to being an award-winning director of immersive media and podcasts. Over the past 25 years, Stina has shepherded hundreds of projects across the finish line and delivered them to streamers and studios alike. An early maker of Extended Reality (XR) immersive technology, Stina’s projects earned awards and funding from Samsung and Google as she broke ground in the field. As an active member of the New York film community and Women Independent Producers Org, Stina has forged creative collaborations all over the world. Most recently, Stina has been honored to work on feature docs, “Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A tale of Two Dirtys" on the festival circuit, and "Remaining Native" that just premiered at SXSW, in addition to overseeing the post for behind-the-scenes content for Netflix’s “Rez Ball” and producing her indie podcast, now in its second season, The Solidarity Index.

EMILY KINSKEY

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Emily Kinskey is a documentary cinematographer, director, and editor. She works collaboratively to create intimate, cinéma vérité visuals that center lived experience and collective memory in contexts shaped by political violence and migration. As a journalist and filmmaker, she has lived and worked across the Middle East, Central America, Asia, and West Africa. Her work has documented Indigenous resistance and displacement in Panama; the impact of ISIS on women in Iraq; family separation at the U.S.–Mexico border; and the long-term effects of conflict, climate change, forced migration, and public health emergencies on women and children around the world. Her work has been supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation and the Pulitzer Center, and has appeared on platforms including Netflix, PBS, TIME, and Al Jazeera. Her clients include UNICEF, the IRC, Amnesty International, and commercial partners such as Google.org and Airbnb

KRISTEN SWANBECK

EDITOR

Kristen Swanbeck is a film editor whose recent credits include DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD, the intimate story of a Lumi adoptee reconnecting with her birth mother, while figuring out her own Native identity amidst generations of cultural genocide. Other feature films she has cut include ICE CREAM (2018 Telluride Film Festival), JOY DE V. (Slamdance Film Festival, special jury mention), and BILL W., a documentary about the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, which aired on PBS in 2016. She has also made work for Topic Studios, Vice Media, Masterclass, among other content companies. She received her MFA from NYU in filmmaking and currently lives in Los Angeles.

KRISTINA JAMES

COMPOSER

Kristina James is a film composer in the Los Angeles area and has scored music for numerous documentaries, narrative films, branded content, and contributed music for season 7 of the television series, Outlander. Kristina is the first recipient of The Chimaera Project's filmscore mentorship as a mentee under renowned composer Bear McCreary. In 2024, she was a member of the composer cohort for the Vancouver International Film Festival. She was a finalist in the 2020 CIFF Film Scoring Competition and was awarded a mentorship under film composer, Pinar Toprak. Kristina earned her Film Scoring Certificate from UCLA extension and her Bachelor's in Music Composition from San Francisco State University. Kristina stands firm in the purpose to connect, educate and awaken people through the power of music and storytelling.

PEDRO J. PADILLA

COLORIST

Pedro J. Padilla is a cinematographer and colorist with over 14 years of experience collaborating with independent filmmakers, commercial advertising campaigns, episodic television and music videos. Originally from the Dominican Republic, raised in New York City and a graduate of the Northwestern University film program, where he met a lot of the friends and colleagues with whom he collaborates. As a colorist, his work has been featured in projects that have screened at the Tribeca, Toronto, Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals. His television work includes several ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries, PBS Independent Lens, The Atlantic, Comedy Central and Discovery Channel. He has also shot and graded national commercial spots for brands and organizations like Google, UNICEF, The US Census, AARP, McDonald’s, Mazda and Disney.

GREG YAZZIE

COMPOSER

Greg Yazzie (Diné) is a musician, bandleader, promoter, and label founder based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a central figure in the Indigenous music scene of the Southwest, championing Native artists, organizing shows, and bringing creative work out to communities on and off the reservation. As the founder of Chapter House, a record label and collective focused on amplifying “rez bands,” Yazzie has supported a range of regional artists across genres—from punk to country to rock—through album releases, performances, and grassroots promotion. Yazzie’s musical work often engages with themes of Indigenous identity, resilience, and the experience of being “a brown person in a racist country.”  He has also been active in producing large-scale music showcases, including during the Gathering of Nations, where he helps curate lineups and advocate for fair artist treatment. In this documentary, Greg contributes original compositions and music direction, bridging his deep ties to community and storytelling with cinematic expression.

MATT GUNDY

SOUND EDITOR

Matt Gundy is an experienced sound editor and post-production professional based in New York City. With over two decades of experience in film, television, and documentary sound design, his work spans major studio projects, independent features, and broadcast programming. Gundy’s credits include collaborations with leading production companies and networks, contributing to projects recognized for their exceptional sound quality and storytelling impact. His background combines technical precision with a deep appreciation for the emotional and narrative power of sound. In She Cried That Day, Matt brings his expertise in dialogue editing, ambient soundscapes, and final mix preparation to create a sonic environment that honors the film’s emotional depth and real-world resonance.