Selected Film & Video Projects

Guanajuato Norte

DOCUMENTARY SHORT - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER
A film by Ingrid Holmquist & Sana A. Malik

A student BAFTA award-winning documentary about migrant farmworker Wenceslao Contreras-Galvan who sacrifices being near his family to provide a better life for his children in Mexico. The film follows his time working on a farm in Connecticut and ends with him in Mexico celebrating the college graduation of his eldest daughter. The film was acquired by the New Yorker and went on to win other awards at film festivals including "Best Emerging Filmmaker" at Fayetteville Film Festival.

Guanajuato Norte - The New Yorker

Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

DOCUMENTARY SHORT - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR
A film commissioned by The National Willa Cather Center

For more than one hundred years, Cather’s deeply human characters and stories rooted in her own American experience have resonated with readers, and now Cather’s enduring reputation has earned her a place in the National Statuary Hall Collection of the United States Capitol. This short film chronicles Cather’s pursuit of literary acclaim alongside the creation and unveiling of her statue in Washington, D.C.

Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold - Trailer

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte - trailer

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte

DOCUMENTARY SHORT - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR
A film by Ingrid Holmquist & Judi gaiashkibos

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was a doctor, healer, teacher, and so much more. Over 100 years after her death, her legacy continues as many Indigenous women look to her for inspiration and follow in her footsteps.

Currently screening in public, private and tribal schools throughout the country.

Chief Standing Bear’s Journey to Statuary Hall - trailer

Chief Standing Bear’s Journey to Statuary Hall

DOCUMENTARY SHORT - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR
A film by Ingrid Holmquist & Judi gaiashkibos

A statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear is created for the U.S. Capitol, serving as a tribute to the civil rights leader and his mission to advocate for Indigenous people.

Currently screening in public, private and tribal schools throughout the country.

BBC Reel - “What near-death really feels like”

BBC Reel

EDITOR

This is one of the many quick-turn feature videos I edited for BBC Reel, BBC’s video, and short documentary destination. Other videos included a video about the cause of the devastating Maui wildfires, the potential for a “Bug-pocalypse,” a breakthrough drug meant to help with postpartum depression, a unique desert in India going 5,000 years back in time, the invention of the world’s quickest electric vehicle and more.

Brut. Docs - “The Native Drag Queens of Nebraska”

Brut. Docs 

EDITOR

I freelanced regularly with Brut. America’s Documentary Unit, editing six documentaries ranging in topic from Drag Queens in Tennessee defying looming drag performance restrictions, a wilderness retreat for people in recovery from addiction, behind the scenes of an all-female BDSM film and the first-ever drag performance on Winnebago land.

For a more extensive list of past work, visit my Vimeo page. Enjoy!