Mankiller

Mankiller (2017)

Activist. Feminist. Cherokee Chief.

The story of an American hero and the Cherokee Nation's first woman Principal Chief who humbly defied all odds to give a voice to the voiceless.

Date of release
2017-06-19
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Valerie Red-Horse

Casting

Interesting facts

Mankiller is a 2017 documentary film directed by Valerie Red-Horse Mohl and executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd, concerning the life of Wilma Mankiller. The film had its US premiere on June 19, 2017, at the Los Angeles Film Festival. It was produced by Red-Horse Native Productions and Valhalla Entertainment and is a presentation of Vision Maker Media for PBS.

Production

Vision Maker Media received funding for the research and development phase of the documentary in 2012. The initial research and development shooting took place in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma in July 2013. Production funding by Vision Maker Media was announced in 2014. On March 9, 2015, production company Valhalla Entertainment launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the film.

The first phase of production filming took place in Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, Oklahoma, San Diego, and San Francisco during the summer and fall of 2015. Vision Maker Media was awarded additional funding in 2016. The final filming took place in Oklahoma and Wisconsin during August 2016. Post production and editing were completed in Los Angeles and San Francisco in late 2016 and early 2017.

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