The Team
PRODUCER, WRITER, DIRECTOR
MARY MAZZIO
In all of her films, Mary Mazzio (an Olympian and recovering lawyer), explores the concept of overcoming obstacles, whether it is a fight for social change (A Hero for Daisy, I Am Jane Doe), or issues of poverty and lack of opportunity (A Most Beautiful Thing, Ten9Eight, The Apple Pushers, Underwater Dreams). Her mission of shedding light on compelling narratives of social significance has made her one of the country’s most prominent filmmakers. The impact of her work is deep and profound. For her film Underwater Dreams, Mazzio collaborated with the White House and raised more than $100 million dollars in public and private partnerships for underserved students. All of Mazzio’s films are about ordinary people doing extraordinary things – defying expectations and challenging assumptions of who and what they can achieve.
PRODUCER
Grant Hill
A seven-time NBA All-Star, Hall of Fame inductee, and part-owner of the Atlanta Hawks, Grant Hill is a household name across the country. He continues to excel off the court, from sports broadcasting to real estate investments to founding a private equity mezzanine fund. Additionally, Grant formed Point Road Productions, which has co-produced four documentary films, including two with Mary Mazzio, A Most Beautiful Thing and Bad River. His contributions to charity work, academic scholarships, and national initiatives for healthier lifestyles demonstrate Grant’s commitment to his community.
PRODUCER
Allison Abner
Allison Abner has been a writer-producer on numerous award-winning television series, including Golden Globe-nominated Narcos, Emmy Award-winning The West Wing, and NAACP Image Award-winning mini-series Self Made. Abner also co-founded the bipartisan Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, which advised the White House on President Obama’s domestic anti-trafficking initiative. She serves on the Writers’ Guild of America PAC board, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health’s Moore Center Advisory Board, Common Sense Media’s Gender Equity Advisory Board, and The ONE Campaign. Allison is a descendant of the Stockbridge Munsee Band.
Executive Producers
Grant Hill and Tamia Hill
Quannah ChasingHorse
Mato Wayuhi
Arthur M. Blank
MC McCall
Bill Hudson
Bryan White and Christine White
Bill McNabb and Katie McNabb
Bruce Herring and Tricia Herring
Sue Wagner
Jay Ruderman
Tracy Rector
Alec Sokolow
Taylor Hensel
Victor Lopez-Carmen
Mary Mazzio’s Director Statement
Allison Abner’s Producer Statement
Mary Mazzio and Joe Grasso on location at the Bad River Reservation. © Richard Schultz 2022. Courtesy of 50 Eggs Films
Frank Connors, Jr. being interviewed. © Richard Schultz 2022. Courtesy of 50 Eggs Films
Mary Mazzio and Joe Grosso on location at the Bad River Reservation. © Richard Schultz 2022. Courtesy of 50 Eggs Films
Production Crew on location at the Bad River Reservation. © Richard Schultz 2022. Courtesy of 50 Eggs Films
NARRATED BY
Quannah ChasingHorse and Edward Norton
With Additional Major Support From
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
NOVO FOUNDATION
RUDERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
JOHN H. CARLSON
Story Editors
Taylor Hensel
Victor Lopez-Carmen
Kevin Maillard
Bob Fitzgerald
Written By
Mary Mazzio
Alec Sokolow
Orchestral Composter
Shep Crawford
With Original Music by
Mato Wayuhi
Editors
Mary Mazzio
Tom Cole
Director of Photography
Joe Grasso
Aerial Director of Photography
Aaron Grasso
Original Artwork for Animation
Caitlin Newago – Bad River Band
Jackson Rose – Bad River Band
Miles Kmiecik – Bad River Band
Animation
PunkRobot
Associate Producer
Andrew Sanderson
Still Photography
Dick Bancroft
Richard Schultz
Clayton Hauck
featuring
NATE ANTE
KRIS ARBUCKLE
KATHY BENDER ASHMUN
RAE BENDER
TYLER BENDER
JOE BATES
MIKE BERLIN
BRAD BIGBOY
GARY “SHINE” BIGBOY
JODY BIGBOY-LOWMASTER
MYRON “BURNSIE” BURNS
HILARY “JUNIE” BUTLER
AURORA GIIZHIGOOKWE CONLEY
BEN CONNORS, SR.
CHARLES MISKO BIKWAAK CONNORS, SR.
FRANK CONNORS, JR.
ELDRED CORBINE
KATHERINE DENOMIE
SHAWNEE FORD
BRUCE FORD, JR.
GREGORY GAGNON
TOM GARCIA
JOSEPH GOKEE
MISTY M. JACKSON
DYLAN BIZHIKIINS JENNINGS
STEPHANIE JULIAN
PHILOMENA KEBEC
CAROLE BENDER KRAFT
ED LEOSO
EDITH LEOSO
ESIE LEOSO-CORBINE
RUNNINGHORSE LIVINGSTON
PATTY LOEW
ANNIE MADAY
AURENE MARTIN
MARIA NEVALA
CAITLIN NEWAGO
DAVID O’CONNOR
DARCIE POWLESS
JACKIE ROSE
JOE DAN ROSE
JOE ROSE, SR.
BILL ROUNDWIND
LUANNE SALAWATER
MARY LOU SALAWATER
ALTON “SONNY” OZAAWAANAQUAD SMART
APRIL OGIMAAKWE STONE
ASHLEY WAAGOSHENS STONE
BECKIE TAYLOR
A’LYAH TAYLOR
DEB TUTOR
LISA WHITEBIRD
DANNY WIGGINS, JR.
GLORIA WAABIGWAN WIGGINS
MIKE WIGGINS, JR.
MARTIN SENECA
KEVIN BRUYNEEL
MIIGIS GONZALEZ
MICHELLE JOHNSON-JENNINGS
AHNILI JOHNSON-JENNINGS
RIYAZ KANJI
VICTOR LOPEZ-CARMEN
KEVIN MAILLARD
SCOTT MANNING STEVENS
NAOMI TILLISON
ANTON TREUER
STEFANIE TSOSIE
MIKE FERNANDEZ
SISTER EILEEN MCKENZIE
Additional Support
John Chatzky
Martha Bacigalupo
Additional Cinematography
AARON GRASSO
BRIAN ALBERTH
STEVE SPEERS
DAVE MASLYN
MARY MAZZIO
Additional Aerial Cinematography
CHRISTOPHER BEHNEN
Tribal Liaison/Production Coordinator
DYLAN BIZHIKIINS JENNINGS
Additional Production Coordinators
NICHOLAS LANGHOLFF
BEN KRUTZIK
HALEY MCHATTON
MATT BOLINE
ERIC MOFFORD
GEORGE PHILLIPS
DANIEL GREINKE
Logistics
ED LEOSO
TYLER BENDER
PIERCE MADAY
NATE ANTE
KRIS ARBUCKLE
Assistant Camerapersons
KEITH JONES
MICHAEL LINDQUIST
PATRICK HALEY
MIKE THOMPSON
KEITH MOECHNIG
SCOTT LEBEDA
Sound Recordists
JOHN ZECCA
STEVE BORES
DAVE JANUS
IAN ORLANDO
PATRICK SCHAEFER
BRIAN LISTON
Gaffers
TODD MALLASCH
BILLY FLANAGAN
MARK PASQUALOTTO
DOUG GANDER
SHAUN BUEHLER
Data Management
STEVEN THOMPSON
ROBERT MENDOZA
JASON SHEPHERD
MAX HEY
2nd Assistant Camerapersons
EVAN SAWYER
NIKKI SKELLY
Key Grips
DEREK SCHMITT
TYLER JONES
DAN HARRIS
Hair and Makeup
DARCIE POWLESS
KERRIE CLARK
MEGAN NORRIS
ORA JEWELL-BUSCHE
GALINA EMMERICH
SHIRLEY SAVILLE LOPES
Craft Service
ESIE LEOSO-CORBINE
JACK CORBINE
Assistants to the Director
ABBEY KOENNING-RUTHERFORD
PAIGE WIGGINS
GALE STONE
Animation Production
PATO ESCALA
IGNACIO CAVIERES
FRANCESCA CHÁVEZ
Animation Art Director
ÓSCAR CHÁVEZ
Animation Supervisor
NJ LÓPEZ
Animation
ÓSCAR CHÁVEZ
MANUEL GAETE
GABRIEL VALDIVIA
Animation References
LINUS SÁNCHEZ
ANTONIA JILVERTO
FACUNDO PINO
Animation Reference Filming
NJ LÓPEZ
SANTIAGO RIQUELME
Additional Editorial
MICHAEL ROSSI
JOSHUA SKLAROFF
JONNY HAVENS
AUSTIN GALUSZA
ANTHONY JARVIS
CHRIS HORNE
SAM SACKS
PAUL GATTUSO
KEITH OLWELL
Supervising Colorist
ROB BESSETTE
Colorist
MATT I. JONES
Trailer Editors
FREDDY NORIEGA
TOM COLE
JOSHUA SKLAROFF
MARY MAZZIO
ANDREW SANDERSON
Sound Design/Re-Recording Mixer
GREG MCCLEARY
Orchestral Score Mix/Production
SHEP CRAWFORD
Music Recording and Mix Engineer
PHILLIP “P3” SCOTT III
Vocalists
NAVA MORRIS
NICHOLAS D’ANTHONY CRAWFORD
Violinists
JORDAN BUSA
SIMEON GILKES BROWN
Violist
DARREL SIMS
Cellist
BENTON-THOMAS PRECIADO
Bassist
ISAAC GREEN
Trumpet
FERNANDO PULLUM
Piano, Keyboard and Drums
SHEP CRAWFORD
Music Assistants
NAVA MORRIS
COREY HOGAN
FERNANDO PULLUM
SEHN-RA CHESTNUT-BROOKS
Designer/Art Director
MICHAEL FREDERICK
Graphics
ANTHONY JARVIS
JONATHAN DUPREE
SAM SACKS
Story Editor – Trailer
DAVID BERNSTEIN
Assistant Editor
AUSTIN GALUSZA
Courtroom Sketch Artist
JAMES MCKIERNAN
Original Artwork For Backdrop
CAITLIN NEWAGO – BAD RIVER BAND
Narration Engineers
ZAC FISHER
KLAUDIA BENNETT
LOGAN KORUS
Live Orchestra Studios
SHEPPARD PRODUCTIONS STUDIO
AMERAYCAN STUDIOS
Color Facility
COLOR REFINERY
Audio Post Facility
HEART PUNCH STUDIO
Sound Design – Trailer
SEAN NERI
Narration Facilities
LIME STUDIOS
AUDIO RUCKUS
Strategy/ Publicity
ALLISON ABNER
TAYLOR HENSEL
ANDY MERRILL
BETSY SOKOLOW SHERMAN
TERI KANE
ELIZABETH THORP
SAMANTHA WHITE
KENNEDY DAVIDSON
SUNSHINE SACHS MORGAN & LYLIS
MILES FRENCH
BILL LATKA
BONNIE ABAUNZA
Legal Services
GARY BOSTWICK
PAUL HARTNETT
DENNIS ANGEL
Legal Research
ABBEY KOENNING-RUTHERFORD
Insurance Services
TAYLOR & TAYLOR
Accounting Services
GARY MCDONOUGH
WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM
John Chatzky
Martha Bacigalupo and Pine Lodge Charitable Fund
SPECIAL THANKS
Victoria Sweet and Logan Tootle
Tiffany Jolowicz
Rick Luftglass
Inecea Singleton
Silvana Tropea
Margaret Connelly and Fay Twersky
Alexandra Conliffe and Audrey Bourassa
Oded Turgeman and Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim
Annabel Eyres
Lisa Popik Coll
Jonathan Alter
Joe Kennedy III
Elisa Massimino
Jennifer Van Der Heide
Nikkole Denson-Randolph,Scott Landes
Marie CooK and AMC Theatres
Lisa Jones
Erik Stegman
Mary Smith
Valerie Rockefeller
Joel Bach
Meredith Blake
Candy Marshall
Jody Potts-Joseph
Corrie Caster, Peri Sedge,
Elizabeth Carpenter, Mimi Yapor and IMG
Sara Wortman, Max Gross + William Morris
Ann Bancroft, Carolyn Bancroft+ Jaime Haire
Tyler Bender, Pierce Maday, Ed Leoso, and The Bad River Band
Fawn Youngbear-Tibbetts, Patty Loew + THE Bad River Tribal Youth Media
Beckie Taylor and Nathan Taylor
Stephen Spinelli, Edward Chiu, Mark Rice,
Ben Chevrette, Michael Layish + Babson College
Brenda Child
Emma Anderson
Christopher Miller, David Giampetroni, Josh Handelsman, Ian Fisher
Erick Arnold
Meg PaulinO + The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Ruth Vitale, Jeannie Lalau and CreativeFuture
Bill Bailey and Gayle Chatfield
Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian
Barbara Rogers, Ellen Levine, Casey Young and The Newton Country Day School
Bret Busakowski, Keith Cich, Josh Cleveland and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Jason Schlender
Paul DeMain
Brenda Toineeta Pipestem
David Sutphen
Kevin Washburn
Carla Mazzio
Chris Patritto and The Ashland School District
Claudio Saunt
Ed Norton, Sr.
Vickie Patton
Jamie Court and Carmen Balber
Michael Barnes
Greg Curtner
Carl Weimer and Bill Caram
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Marvin Defoe and The Red Lake Nation
Peter McKillop
Jon Huybrecht, Ryan Suick + the Ashland Bay THEATER
Mark Gutteter and The Cobblestone Inn
Keldi Merton and The Madeline Island Museum
Emily Noffke + The Wisconsin Historical Society
Prisscilla Dax
Margie Sullivan
Jay Manson
Jamie and Daisy Mazzio-Manson