OUR TEAM

THE ROOTS AWAKEN

KUMIKO HAYASHI - Director | Producer | Director of Cinematography

Kumiko was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a documentary film director, producer, and cinematographer. She has pioneered unexplored frontiers in indigenous media. She has presented her work with environmental conservation and indigenous cultures in conferences and gatherings around the world. She is a producer and cinematographer of the award winning film, WOMEN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO (2020), a documentary about the stories of Native American Lakota Women. THE ROOTS AWAKEN is her first directed feature length film.

Elle Payne Williams - Executive Producer — **Elle Payne Williams** - Producer

JIMMY PIAGUAJE - Indigenous FilmmakerJimmy is an indigenous filmmaker. He loves meeting new challenges, new places and people, which has led him to actively collaborate with this feature film. He has worked on the recovery of the oral memories of hi… — **JIMMY PIAGUAJE** - Co-Producer | Cinematographer | Assistant Editor

MIGUEL RAMA TORRES - CinematographerMiguel fell in love with Photography at a very young age. When he was 17 years old his Mother gifted him a film camera. From that moment on, a spark lit up inside of him, and he began photographing. With a backgro… — **MIGUEL RAMA TORRES** - Cinematographer

IGOR KONSTANTINOVSKY - Executive Producer — **IGOR KONSTANTINOVSKY** - Executive Producer

RENICK TURLEY - Associate Producer / CinematographerRenick has lived his life in the pursuit of knowledge and beauty, and enables others to realize their dreams through the use of film and music. A family history of film and music led to an educatio… — **RENICK TURLEY -** Associate Producer | Additional Cinematographer

DANA LISA & GARY BERLIN - Executive Producers — **DANA LISA & GARY BERLIN** - Executive Producers

LEIA VITA MARASOVICH - Storyteller / PhotographerLeia Vita is an ocean and environmental storyteller, passionate about documenting the lives of the stewards of land and sea. With a background in sustainability and photography, she currently works as… — **LEIA VITA MARASOVICH** - Photographer

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OUR TEAM

THE ROOTS AWAKEN

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