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Buffalo Nation - Teaser Reel | Vertical Museum Interactive Installation Reel
Role: Field Producer and Editor (Via Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Fire Tribe Inc.)
“Buffalo Nation” is an upcoming exhibit at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West celebrating the history of the American Bison and explores the perspectives of experts working to secure the future of the iconic mammal. My role as field producer included planning the week-long journey alongside across northern Wyoming, coordinating with interview subjects, locations and museum representatives, and then actually getting on set and conducting interviews, maintaining the schedule and picking up a camera on occasion to get as much coverage as we could with the short time we had.
Once back in New York, I was on the hook for over twenty-five individual video edits which will be used to curate an interactive exhibit component allowing visitors to ask questions and hear responses from the experts that can answer them best.
Throughout the process, I worked with tribal representatives from Eastern Arapahoe and Northern Shoshone to ensure cultural accuracy and sensitivity.
Read more about it and see behind-the-scenes photos of the most memorable project I’ve had the opportunity to be apart of.
Becoming Kaz Smith | Short Documentary
Written, shot, edited and directed by Owen Alexander Johnson
Kaz was first featured in a special edition of The Rocky Mountain Collegian in November of 2020. I wanted to meet Kaz and do my best to not only bring his story to another platform, but also get to know him better. More on Kaz and TSF here.
Reclamation | Short Documentary
Executive Produced, Co-shot and edited by Owen Alexander Johnson
Reclamation was journalist Anna Von Pechmann’s first documentary. With the help of the fantastic team at Tree Stump Films, Anna produced this heartfelt piece about Claire McWilliams and her connection to her Navajo roots and Culture. I’m proud to have had the opportunity to be a part of this project.
The Bitter Sweet Archive | Trans-generational Archival Personal Documentary Film Project
Social Media Trailer
Role: Editor
With some select moments from the original film and a key music track, I cut together a short social media trailer to share with friends and family prior to sharing the entire piece.
Archival Personal Documentary Film
Role: Post-producer, Editor
In the midst of the 20th century, and throughout much of my grandad Dan Johnson’s life, my great-grandad Everett Johnson wielded a handheld 8mm film camera loaded with color film. He captured stunning video of his world and family and daily life. Scanned sometime in the naughts, the video made its way to me in 2017, where I enlisted Grandad Dan to watch it with me as I recorded his narration where he provided context, character identification, and thoughtful insight, all in his soft baritone. Grandad Dan passed away in 2020, so while he did not get to see this version of the film, his surviving brother and all of my extended family got to enjoy it and remember him and Everett by. I like to think of this project as a trans-generational collaboration in filmmaking.