Scene Description from Sacajawea, The Windcatcher: Just as the explorers reach the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers, they are awed by a massive flock of sandhill cranes thundering through the clouds. Captain Clark takes aim from his canoe, shooting a huge crane from the sky. Seaman, Lewis’ black Newfoundland, jumps from the boat …
John Scott Wins Prestigious Award!
Sacajawea, The Windcatcher congratulates our executive producer, John Scott, John Scott Productions, for his recent win of the 2019 Gene Autry Western Heritage Award, in Las Vegas, NV! John is a seasoned cowboy and true Sage in the Canadian film industry. He brings over 35 years of moviemaking experience to the Sacajawea film. He is …
Power in Diversity
Scene Description from Sacajawea, The Windcatcher: As the story of Sacajawea unfolds across this harrowing trek, we get to know the characters. Their spirits and energies move together with surprising unity, despite the circumstances. They are an uncommon and diverse group considering it is 1805, when African Americans and Native Americans are treated as slaves and …
Transparent Belief
Scene Description from Sacajawea, the Windcatcher: It is summer, 1805. Sacajawea and the men are searching for the Shoshoni village so they can trade for the horses they need to cross the mountains. Though Sacajawea has been away for four years, she remembers the landscapes, the wild vegetables growing in the meadows, the summer rains. …
The Wonders of Spirit, the Wonders of Life
Scene Description from Sacajawea, The Windcatcher: It’s January 1806 -- the explorers will soon leave the Great Northwest. But, they must make one last trek to the beach where a massive whale has washed ashore, hoping to retrieve blubber for fuel. The night before, Sacajawea is adamant she must be allowed to finally see the …
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Awakening from “Lewis & Clark”
“Your woman who accompanied you [on] that long, dangerous and fatiguing route to the Pacific Ocean and back deserved a greater reward for her attention and services on that route than we had in our power to give her.” ~ Captain William Clark At a time when Indigenous women were not respected by many …
The Mystery!
Good morning! I am so blessed with wonder at the way love works and how its energy is unstoppable. There are many things we don't understand in life, we get so caught up in our literal walk that, at times, we miss the mystery. There was a day in February, that was a powerful reminder …
We learn from her journey
So much in our “every day” is already defined for us, how we should or shouldn’t dress, what music we should or shouldn’t listen to, how we should or shouldn’t feel, what we should or shouldn’t believe… It was no different in Sacajawea’s time. There were people coming from other lands who had their own …
Giving Credit to a Great Team!
Broken Hand Productions is honored to be producing the teaser reel for the epic feature film, Sacajawea, The Windcatcher. This teaser, "The Shell," would not have happened without the commitment from a visionary investor and the film's production team. These people have a passion for Sacajawea and for giving life to her story! Blaine C. …
The Shell
SACAJAWEA UPDATE! February 8th, 2019, we are off to the Great Water to produce our first emotional and epic teaser reel, “The Shell.” Our journey will take us to the Oregon coastline where wind, rain and snow are in the forecast! Indeed, we are embarking on a true adventure! "The Shell," is a powerful and …
Sacajawea The Movie 