GARY RHINE
Kifaru Productions CEO / Producer / Director [ Link ] Gary has been producing, directing, editing and writing award winning documentaries since 1990. Working with a mandate of amplifying the efforts of Native spiritual leaders, he has created acclaimed programs such as "Your Humble Serpent, the Wisdom of Reuben Snake
His latest doc A Seat at the Table Struggling For American Indian Religious Freedom", features the renowned professor of the world's religions, Huston Smith in dialogs with eight American Indian leaders on the problems they face in practicing their ceremonies in this day and age. Working under the alias of "Rhino", he writes a political weblog called, Rhino's Blog which seeks to promote effective dialog on issues of war & peace, human rights and protection of the environment. Mr. Rhine chairs the board of directors of Dreamcatchers a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of indigenous cultures and sacred lands. In that capacity, Gary executive produced the feature film, Follow Me Home produced RezRobics an aerobics video series for Indian communities, and curated First People's TV the first regularly scheduled, U.S. nationally broadcast TV series concerning contemporary Native people for Link TV. A father of 3 daughters and 3 step sons, Gary is an activist, moviemaker, blogger, commercial pilot, aviation instructor and a life long drummer. In 1970 he was a founding member and subsequently 13 year resident of The Farm the spiritual intentional community in Summertown, Tennessee, where he served as Director of The Farm Ambulance Service and of the Plenty Emergency Medical Training Program During those years, he also worked in the book publishing and distribution field, as well as gaining experience in many building and gardening skills. * '92 American Indian Film Festival "Best Video" Award * '92 National Educational Film & Video Festival "Gold Apple" * '92 New York Festivals "Silver Medal" Award * '92 Munich International Film Festival "One Future" Prize * '93 Chicago International Film Festival "Silver Plaque Award" * '93 CINE "Golden Eagle Award" * '93 Great Plains Film Festival "Best Documentary Award" * '96 National Educational Media Network "Silver Apple" Award * '93 National Educational Film & Video Festival "Silver Apple Award" * '95 CINE "Golden Eagle Award" * '96 S. F. International Film Festival "Audience Award for Best Feature Film" * '97 National Educational Media Network "Bronze Apple" Award * '98 Red Earth American Indian Film Festival "Best Documentary" Award * 2001 American Indian Film Festival "Best Public Service Project" * 2005 New York Festivals "Finalist" Kifaru Productions has been producing documentaries on contemporary Native American issues since 1990. Our programs have garnered both educational and film industry awards and raves from reviewers as diverse as International Variety and The Washington Post. While one of our titles, "Wiping The Tears Of Seven Generations," was broadcast on The Disney Channel as part of Disney's American Legacy Series, another, "The Peyote Road," was instrumental in overturning a United States Supreme Court decision. The mandate of our work has been to amplify the efforts of Native spiritual leaders including urgent religious freedom issues, "A Seat At The Table," as well as the health of the people, "The Red Road To Sobriety." Too many movies and television programs about Native Americans focus on historical aspects, neglecting the modern day existence of Indian people. They tend to leave viewers thinking that all the Indians died long ago. This impression is not only false, but harmful. With people thinking romantically of the "noble savages" of yesteryear, the dominant culture tends to deny responsibility for protecting the religious freedoms, land claims, health care and other rights of contemporary aboriginal nations. Our documentaries all deal with contemporary Native American issues. We welcome your interest and hope our programs assist with your educational and activist efforts. THE NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO SERIES: WIPING THE TEARS OF SEVEN GENERATIONS The Documentary of The Bigfoot Memorial Ride THE PEYOTE ROAD Ancient Religion In Contemporary Crisis THE RED ROAD TO SOBRIETY The Contemporary Native American Sobriety Movement THE RED ROAD TO SOBRIETY VIDEO TALKING CIRCLE Companion Program to THE RED ROAD TO SOBRIETY YOUR HUMBLE SERPENT The Wisdom Of Reuben Snake A SEAT AT THE TABLE Struggling For American Indian Religious Freedom Go to this link to read More About Kifaru Productions and The Native American Relations Series DreamCatchers has joined forces with Navajo Health Promotions, a division of the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation, to produce a health and fitness 2 video set; REZ ROBICS and REZ ROBICS FOR COUCH POTATO SKINS. The project is inspired by the fact that Diabetes has become one of the most serious threats to the health of Indian people both on the reservations and in urban settings. Rez-Robics Gary Rhine writes a weblog addressing issues of human rights and political non-violent activism. To keep abreast of developments, and for news, views, politics and humor, visit Gary's weblog. What's New FREE EXERCISE VIDEOS FOR INDIAN COUNTRY REZ ROBICS and REZ ROBICS FOR COUCH POTATO SKINS The RezRobics programs are being distributed free of charge to the Indigenous communities of North America. For information on how to receive yours... GO TO:Free of Charge to Indigenous Communities Go Here to Learn More
KIFARU PRODUCTIONS' NEWEST DOCUMENTARY AMERICA'S SHADOW STRUGGLE:Special thanks to Bea Woodward for passing this on.
Last updated on January 12, 2006