Darkness revealing light is what Sacajawea’s life shows us... She was a Native American woman from 1805. She was a stolen child, an orphan, a slave - abused and forced in so many ways. Sacajawea had no voice and she saw hardship throughout her young days. She was sometimes sick and mostly sad, and her …
Senior Producer, Martin Nuza, joins Sacajawea, The Windcatcher!
Sacajawea The Movie, LLC, and the production team, are proud to welcome Mr. Martin Nuza as Senior Producer, for the production of Sacajawea, The Windcatcher. Mr. Martin Nuza, Senior Producer Martin brings a powerful leadership background to this epic project, having worked in the film industry since 2005. He is an International, award-winning screenwriter, producer …
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Let us each be a Symbol of Peace for the world.
The spelling (and meaning) of Sacajawea’s name is controversial. In honoring her Shoshoni people, we have written her name with a “j” in the screenplay SACAJAWEA, The Windcatcher – for it is her story through her eyes. Historians record through the Lewis & Clark journals and some Hidatsa people, that the correct spelling is with …
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I remember my vision from when I was a young girl –
From Sacajawea, The Windcatcher - A Novel by Jane L. Fitzpatrick "I saw myself sitting on a narrow strip of land that seemed to never end, weaving along the edge of the sea. Water crashed and climbed over the sand, again and again, creeping up higher toward me. A mist hung in the sky and …
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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 …
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 …
Dennis Ambriz Joins Sacajawea’s Journey
Several years ago we had the pleasure of meeting an actor, and a true gentleman, by the name of Dennis Ambriz. He first attracted our attention through social media and our search for the perfect “face” and “voice” for an Indigenous series we were working on at the time. As we got to know Dennis …
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