Native activist and thought leader Mark Charles tells a metaphorical story composed to express the feeling of being Native American and adjust the posture and heart of dominant culture towards Native peoples.

Credits

Produced, directed, filmed and edited by - Sebastian Rogers for Peripheral Vision PDX

Wood block prints by - Stefan Wolf

Animation by - Lizeth Nino

Music by - Michael Blake and Brian Hall

Info

Shot on location in New Mexico in 2017 after filmmaker Sebastian Rogers met Mark Charles at a Conference in Philadelphia.

Grandmother was originally developed as part of a documentary feature called “Home Divided” in which Rogers was hoping to lay out Mark’s teachings on the true history of America and his vision for a “Truth and Conciliation” commission to bring a new era of peace and transformation to the USA’s turbulent racial climate. The project was substantially shot but eventually abandoned due to lack of funding.

Rogers hopes that this short, inspiring piece will move hearts and raise the profile of Mark’s mission.

About The Filmmaker

Sebastian Rogers was born in Norfolk, England to an immigrant mother from India and an English father. Raised in a cross-cultural home in the small rural market town of Diss, he left home to pursue a career in music at age 16 - ending up in Los Angeles by the time he was 23. After work as a producer and songwriter with platinum-selling artists, and contracts as a performing artist with London Records, Dreamworks and Interscope, Rogers was drawn to Portland, Oregon by the homespun music scene and his disillusionment with the music industry. A spiritual transformation ultimately led him into full-time Christian ministry, where his experience with media proved invaluable. Rogers developed his film making skills while Director of Communications at Imago Dei Community, before shifting his focus entirely to running the non-profit media company Peripheral Vision PDX, which he founded to provide films and media training to under-served communities, organizations and ministries.