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Gwendolen Cates

February 2010

Gwendolen CatesPhotographer and documentary filmmaker Gwendolen Cates lives in New York City. She is the author of Indian Country (Grove Press, 2001), a book of photographs taken on reservations and in urban Native communities nation-wide. Her portraits of well-known figures including Madeleine Albright, Tony Bennett, Kevin Costner, Val Kilmer, and Oprah have appeared in magazines such as People, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair.  Her award-winning film Water Flowing Together, a portrait of Navajo/Puerto Rican ballet dancer Jock Soto had its broadcast premiere on PBS' Independent Lens  in 2007.  Cates is currently working on Mourning in the Garden of Eden, a documentary film about the humanitarian crisis in Iraq.

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Image credit: Gwendolen Cates - courtesy of the filmmaker


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Participant, 2007 Weekend Matinees & Special Screenings

Participant, 2007 Native Cinema Showcase, NM

 

 

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