Shows
Bond on CinemaDirector Brit Hensel's Short THIN PLACES: Exploring the Space Between Life and DeathLadies and gentlemen, THIN PLACES is about Birdie’s sister Tama’s untimely passing. Birdie learns that the bond between them is stronger than life and death. In between states of memory and heartbreak, Tama and Birdie show how we can continue on in a different way if we are willing to listen.
I’ve done many interviews on the subject of grief. Talking with experts, but also many filmmakers. Brit Hensel’s THIN PLACES is one of the few films that captures loss, grief and love with a deep emotional and spiritual tone rarely captured on film. 2025-07-0731 min
SeedcastᏙᎯ (Tohi) with Brit HenselSometimes it’s important to go back to your roots. Seedcast is proud to re-release our third episode ever, an interview with filmmaker Brit Hensel (Cherokee Nation). When first released in December of 2020, our team was just beginning to learn how to produce a podcast. We still love the rawness and honesty of this conversation between Brit and host Jessica Ramirez. In this episode, Brit talks about the meaning of reciprocity, cultural preservation by way of language, how the ways in which we treat animals reflect how we treat each other, and the impo...2023-08-0223 min
All My Relations PodcastTelling True Stories in a Good WayAs an Indigenous documentary filmmaker, what does it mean to tell true stories in a good, ethical way? How do we protect and respect our communities while sharing our stories with broader audiences? How do our teachings inform our storytelling? On our newest episode we talk with Cherokee Nation filmmaker Brit Hensel about her work as a visual storyteller and her responsibilities to community. As part of our third episode in our series of live recordings from Santa Monica College, we had the chance to take a deep dive with her on her film created in collaboration wi...2023-03-1635 min
HIFF Talks: The Official Podcast of the Hawai‘i International Film FestivalSUNDANCE 2022: Brit Hensel and Keli Gonzales, the filmmakers of ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (WHAT THEY'VE TAUGHT US)In ten minutes, filmmakers Brit Hensel and Keli Gonzales are able to express so much about their culture as members of Cherokee Nation in ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught), which just had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. ᎤᏕᏲᏅ is part of The Reciprocity Project, a documentary series in its first season and a co-production of Nia Tero and the Upstander Project. Brit Hensel is the first woman citizen of Cherokee Nation to direct a festival selection for Sundance. Host and producer Lee Ngo chats with both of them about the making of this film, with gratitude and humility.2022-01-2636 minSeedcast4th World filmmakers 'doing the damn thing'Indigenous storytelling is vital to a deeper understanding of our world as well as to addressing the climate crisis, but how do we best support those storytellers? The 4th World Media Lab does just that, supporting early and mid-career Indigenous filmmakers from around the globe. In this episode, members of the 2021 cohort - Brit Hensel, Ajuawak Kapashesit, Jared Lank, Erin Lau, Lucía Ortega Toledo, and Theola Ross - share how Indigenous-focused spaces make room for growth, why Native filmmaking is in an interesting moment, and what they envision next for themselves and those following in their footsteps. We're a...2021-11-0319 min
The Cherokee Word for MoviesSterlin Harjo & Brit HenselStep into the time machine with us as we sit down with filmmakers Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Muskogee Creek) & Brit Hensel (ᏣᎳᎩ). We talk about Reservation Dogs, the Game of Shitass, and what the show means to Indian Country.2021-08-221h 22SeedcastᏙᎯ (Tohi)In the third episode of the Seedcast podcast by Nia Tero, host Jessica Ramirez explores the concept of reciprocity with Cherokee documentary filmmaker, activist, and member of the Cherokee Nation Brit Hensel (Native and American, Zibi Yajdan.) Topics include cultural preservation by way of language, how the ways in which we treat animals reflects how we treat each other, and who holds responsibility for telling Indigenous stories.Hosted by Jessica Ramirez; produced by Jessica Ramirez, Felipe Contreras, and Tracy Rector.Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship...2020-12-1622 min