James Anaquad Kleinert
EXPERIENCE:
NATIVE HORSE (2022)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer
Award(s): Aspen Shinning Mountains Indigenous Film Festival / Audience Choice (2022)
MUSTANGS & RENEGADES: A Modern Day Western (2020)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer
Award(s): Rio de Janeiros International Uranium Film Fest / Honorable Mention (2022)
Native Cinema Film Festival / Best Documentary (2020)
Documentary Impact Awards / Award of Excellence (2020)
Accolade Film Festival / Award of Excellence (2020)
NO COUNTRY FOR TRUTH TELLERS (2019)
Author = available on Amazon
TRANSFORMATION (2016)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer
CENTAUR / DISAPPOINTMENT VALLEY (2016)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer
Award(s): Winner of Impact DOC Award (2017)
Eugene Oregon International Film Festival / Best Cinematography (2017)
HORSE MEDICINE (2005-2020)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer = currently in Post Production
WILD HORSES & RENEGADES (2011)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer
2012 Distributed Documentary Channel
Award(s): International Wildlife Film Festival / Special Mention in Investigative Journalism,
Cinematography and Music/Sound Editing (2011)
ITN Film Festival / Best Documentary Feature / Audience Award (2011)
Top 10 Overlooked Gems of 2011 - BlogCritics.org
LINK: Richard Marcus Movie Review
EDGE OF TELLURIDE (2010)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer (2010)
2010-2011 Distributed Outside TV Network
BIOGRAPHY:
Director James Anaquad Kleinert’s films investigate the heart of the American West. They focus on environmentalism, activism, spirituality and American Indian culture. His work brings attention to the desperate plight of America's iconic wild horses, as multi-national corporate greed strips away their legal and environmental protections, a direct mirror to those same rights being stripped away from ordinary citizens. James Anaquad Kleinert has been described as one of the most revealing, hard-hitting documentary filmmakers in the last 10 years. His documentary style specializes in outdoor action cinematography informed from his history with extreme skiing to horseback riding, wildlife and much more.
Currently, his organization, Native Horse Productions, LLC is producing a short feature “Native Horse” on the “big history” origins of this iconic symbol of the American West, and an episodic television documentary series: “Mustangs & Renegades” exploring the history, nuances, and critical connection of humans with our fellow travelers from the horse nation.
EXPERIENCE: (continued)
SAVING THE AMERICAN WILD HORSE (2008)
Director/Cinematographer (2008)
- Documentary Channel (2008 – 2010)
WILD HORSE SPIRIT (2007)
Director/Cinematographer
2007 Distributed PBS Natural Heroes Series (Emmy Award winner)
SPIRIT RIDERS (2004)
Director/Cinematographer/Writer (2004-2007)
2004-2007 Distributed HBO
Companion documentary to “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” (2007)
Windsong Film Festival / Best Film of the Year (2006)
Indian Summer Film Festival / Award of Distinction (2006)
Zion Independent Film Festival / Best Documentary (2006)
Durango Film Festival / Best Western Documentary Film (2004)
TOP WINTER OLYMIC ATHLETE PROFILES (2002) = Director/Cinematographer/Writer
THE OPRAH SHOW (2002) = Life in Native America Segment Photography Director
BOUND 2 Kanye West Music Video = Cinematographer
TRANSWEST TV Commercials (2018 -19)
HiGHLIGHTS:
2016 Won a federal court case (Kleinert v. BLM), setting precedent in Freedom
of Information Act law
2012 Hosted Capitol Hill screenings in Washington DC:
“Wild Horses & Renegades”
2009 American Cowboy Magazine: “Top Westerners to Watch"
2008 Hosted Capitol Hill screening in Washington DC:
“Saving the American Wild Horse”
2007-2008 Kleinert mobilized with activists/actors Viggo Mortensen, Peter Coyote
and Sheryl Crow (among others) to produce “Wild Horse Spirit” and
“Saving The American Wild Horse”
1984-1992 United States Freestyle Ski Team competitor
1994-1997 Screen Actors Guild member
Ongoing Getty Images video/still photographer
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