Who She Is

Sheila. Lela. Jocelyn. Abbi.

These are the women caught in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic in the U.S.

Meet them.
See them.
Say their names.

They are “Who She Is”.

Directors & Producers: Jordan Dresser & Sophie Barksdale
Art Director: Jonathan Thunder
Executive Producer: Geoff O’Gara
Impact Producer: Rose Steller Burke
Run Time: 37 minutes + festival version 20 minutes
Released: 2022

ABOUT THE FILM

WHO SHE IS is a documentary that highlights lives of four women from Wind River in Wyoming caught in the MMIW epidemic in the U.S. By bringing these missing women to life on screen, through animation and first-person storytelling, the documentary aims to humanize the people behind the statistics. Audiences will learn each woman’s loves and losses and will come to know their story. The full film run time is 37 minutes with a 20 minute version available for film festivals. Along with the film is a 20 minute companion film, UNDERSTANDING MMIW, that provides audiences a primer on the issue as well as a soon to be released ACTION GUIDE.

WATCH THE FILM

WHO SHE IS has toured around the U.S. and select international screenings as part of a film festival and special screening tour with filmmakers Jordan Dresser and Sophie Barksdale. It premiered on WORLD Channel and is broadcasting Nationally on PBS (check your local listings). Please contact us if you are interested in partnering for a screening event. You can also get on our mailing list for information about future screenings and further film distribution.

!! NATIONAL BROADCAST DATES !!

WORLD CHANNEL - National Broadcast Premiere
Friday 5/3 at 9:00pm ET (6pm PT)
Saturday 5/4 at 2:00am ET (Fri 5/3 at 11pm PT)
Saturday 5/4 at 10:00am ET (7am PT)
Saturday 5/4 at 4:00pm ET (1pm PT)
NM PBS (KNME) - ALBURQUERQUE, SANTA FE
Thursday 5/2 at 7:30pm on Main
Saturday 5/4 at 12:00 am on Main
WNYE NEW YORK
Sunday 5/5 at 8:30pm on Main
WGBH BOSTON
Sunday 5/5 at 7:00pm on GBH44
KRCB - SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, COTATI
Friday 5/10 at 10:30pm on KRPB
SCETV (WNSC) c- CHARLOTTE, ROCKHILL
Sunday 5/5 at 10:00pm on ETV World
Wednesday 5/22 at 4:30pm on Main
OREGON PB (KOPB) - PORTLAND
Monday 5/6 at 7:00pm on World
UTAH EDUCATION NETWORK (KUEN) - SALT LAKE CITY
Saturday 5/4 at 9:00pm on Main
Tuesday 5/7 at 2:00am on Main
Wednesday 5/15 at 8:00pm on Main
SCETV (WRET) - GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG SC/ ASHEVILLE, STATEWIDE NC
Sunday 5/5 at 10:00pm on ETV World
Wednesday 5/22 at 4:00am on Main
ThinkTV Ch16 (WPTD) - DAYTON
Friday 5/10 at 8:00am on Main (ch16)
BLUE RIDGE PTV (WBRA) - ROANOKE VA
Friday 5/31 at 12:00pm on Main
SCETV (WRET) - COLUMBIA SC
Sunday 5/5 at 10:00pm on ETV World
Wednesday 5/22 at 4:30am on Main
ALASKA PTV (KAKM) - ANCHORAGE AK
Saturday 5/4 at 9:00pm on dt3 360TV
WYOMING PBS (KCWC) - Statewide
Friday 5/10 at 10:30pm on Main
Saturday 5/11 at 4:30am on Main
Monday 5/13 at 9:30pm on Main
WNET NEW YORK
Thursday 5/30 at 5:00am on Main
KVCR LOS ANGELES
Wednesday 5/22 at 7:30pm on Main
Thursday 5/23 at 10:30pm on dt3 Desert Cities

FILM FESTIVAL & SCREENING TOUR
Previous screenings

In the lead up to the 2023 MMIP Awareness Day (May 5th) WHO SHE IS Co-Directors and Co-Producers, Jordan Dresser and Sophie Barksdale, participated in a special online screening and panel hosted by the League of Women Voters of Wyoming. Contact us to schedule screenings and panels with the WHO SHE IS filmmakers.

2024
March 8-10, 2024 - WORLDWIDE WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL, Scottsdale, AZ
February 21-25, 2024 - KDOCCS Film Festival, Vancouver CA
February 4-11th, 2024 - FROZEN RIVER FILM FESTIVAL, Winona MN
2023
December 1-9 - ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Anchorage AK
November 8 - RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL, Los Angeles CA
November 6-11 - NORTH DAKOTA HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL, Fargo ND
October 12 - NATIVE SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL, London UK
October 5-12 - TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL, Tacoma WA
October 1-4 - WOMENS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, Los Angeles, CA
September 28-30 - NATIVISIONS FILM FESTIVAL, Parker AZ September 21-23 - MINT FILM FESTIVAL, Billings MT
September 7 - FOUR CORNERS FILM FESTIVAL, Farmington NM
August 26-27 - FLAGSTAFF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Flagstaff AZ
August 24 - CHAUTAUQUA, Boulder CO
August 9-13 -ASINABKA FILM FESTIVAL, Ottawa, ONT
August 10 - WYOMING NATIVE EDUCATION CONFERENCE, Riverton WY
July 19 - WIND RIVER YOUTH SUMMIT, Ethete WY
July 14 - EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SCREENING - online
June 28 - SHOSHONEAN LANGUAGE REUNION, Fort Duchesne, UT
June 10 - WINNER BEST ANIMATION FILM OREGON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL - Portland, OR
June 10 - CIN LAS AMERICAS FILM FESTIVAL - Austin, TX
June 9 & 11 - deadCENTER FILM FESTIVAL - Oklahoma City, OK
May 5 - ARAPAHOE SCHOOLS - Arapahoe, WY
May 4 - MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - Bozeman, MT May 2 -LEAGUE OF WOMAN VOTERS SCREENING - online April 21 - UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER - Denver, CO
April 20 - UNIVERSITY OF DENVER - Denver, CO
April 13-28 - WINNER BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM LATINO & NATIVE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Online
April 2 - MINNESOTA FILM FESTIVAL - Duluth, MN
March 31 - ACT HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL - Fort Collins, COD

2022-2023 WYOMING SCREENING TOUR

The WHO SHE IS Wyoming Screening Tour was a specially funded 10 stop tour to bring the film, issues and ideas for action around MMIW/P to audiences and partners around the state. Events began in Fall 2022 and ended in spring 2023 for the Wind River community, a special screening with Governor Mark Gordon in Cheyenne, a special screening with Rocky Mountain partners of Veterans Affairs and working with theaters, venues and partners in Sheridan, Worland, Riverton, Lander, Jackson, Rock Springs and Casper. The Tour was made possible thanks to generous grants from the Wyoming Council for Women & Wyoming Humanities.

This film was made possible by funding from the Wyoming Division of Victim Services on behalf of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & People (MMIW/P) Resource List: