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Renée Manyari, Otter ClanRenée Manyari
Miccosukee Artist from the Otter Clan of the Miccosukee Tribe, is concerned with:
Born along the Turner River, she was raised in a traditional Miccosukee Village near the Big Cypress forest, and also in the River of Grass, and the Miccosukee Reservation. She feels privileged to have been raised by her great-grandparents and a long line of knowledgeable women. The canoe ride through the Everglades to visit the matriarch of her clan made her appreciate the traditional way of life. Her cultural roots are what keep her grounded in the face of a changing world, and it motivates her to fight to save the Everglades. She uses every opportunity to give her great-grandchildren the cultural teachings that inform the Miccosukee Way of Life. Renée is a Fashion Designer and presents indigenous visions of beauty at festivals and special events. This is her first film, and it was incorporated as part of her fashion show during the Miccosukee Tribe’s American Indian Day Festival, in September 2013. |
Production Credits
Starring: RENEE MANYARI, KAY TIGER, DESTINY WILSON, ZORA WILSON, EZEKIEL TIGER
Executive Producers: MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA and OTTER VISION, INC.
Producers: RENEE MANYARI, HOUSTON CYPRESS, BES FILMS
Writers: RENEE MANYARI and DAPHNE CAYO
Director: DARIAN FAROY
Director of Photography: RAYMOND LINARES
Editor & Colorist: DARIAN FAROY
Assistant Director: DAPHNE CAYO
Second Camera: JUAN S. AMAYA
Aerial Photography: FELIPE MARROU
Still Photography: CAROLYN BRAVO / ACE PHOTO STUDIO
Fashion Model: EVERLAYN BORGES
Sound Recordist: WILLIAM YOUNGMAN
Airboat Services: TIGERTAIL AIRBOAT TOURS
Airboat Driver 1: HUMBERTO JIMENEZ
Airboat Driver 2: KENNY DEUTSCH
Production Assistant: JEAN MAX SAINT-LOUIS
Very Special Thanks: MICCOSUKEE BUSINESS COUNCIL: HON. COLLEY BILLIE, CHAIRMAN; HON. JASPER NELSON, ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN; HON. ANDREW BERT, SR., SECRETARY; HON. JERRY L. CYPRESS, TREASURER; HON. WILLIAM OSCEOLA, LAWMAKER
Special Thanks: MICHAEL FRANK, JIMMIE WILLIE, KRYSTLE FAITH BILLIE, SHEILA TIGER, MILLICENT PROUD
Additional Thanks: MICCOSUKEE ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONS AGENCY: RISHA SINGH, RAFAEL CHAVEZ, PATRICK MCBRIDE
Executive Producers: MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA and OTTER VISION, INC.
Producers: RENEE MANYARI, HOUSTON CYPRESS, BES FILMS
Writers: RENEE MANYARI and DAPHNE CAYO
Director: DARIAN FAROY
Director of Photography: RAYMOND LINARES
Editor & Colorist: DARIAN FAROY
Assistant Director: DAPHNE CAYO
Second Camera: JUAN S. AMAYA
Aerial Photography: FELIPE MARROU
Still Photography: CAROLYN BRAVO / ACE PHOTO STUDIO
Fashion Model: EVERLAYN BORGES
Sound Recordist: WILLIAM YOUNGMAN
Airboat Services: TIGERTAIL AIRBOAT TOURS
Airboat Driver 1: HUMBERTO JIMENEZ
Airboat Driver 2: KENNY DEUTSCH
Production Assistant: JEAN MAX SAINT-LOUIS
Very Special Thanks: MICCOSUKEE BUSINESS COUNCIL: HON. COLLEY BILLIE, CHAIRMAN; HON. JASPER NELSON, ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN; HON. ANDREW BERT, SR., SECRETARY; HON. JERRY L. CYPRESS, TREASURER; HON. WILLIAM OSCEOLA, LAWMAKER
Special Thanks: MICHAEL FRANK, JIMMIE WILLIE, KRYSTLE FAITH BILLIE, SHEILA TIGER, MILLICENT PROUD
Additional Thanks: MICCOSUKEE ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONS AGENCY: RISHA SINGH, RAFAEL CHAVEZ, PATRICK MCBRIDE
Festival Screenings, Recognition, Awards
- American Indian Day Festival 2013 - Miccosukee Resort & Gaming - Fashion Show Premiere
- Santa Fe Indian Market 2014 -- Southwestern Association for Indian Arts - MIAC Judges Choice Award
- Summer Symposium 2014 -- Love The Everglades Movement
- 15th Annual imagineNATIVE film + media arts festival - Mediatheque: Industry-Only Screening
