Two-Spirit People
 Two-Spirit People is a 23-minute video documentary I co-produced, co-directed and edited in 1991 as an undergraduate at the University of California at Berkeley. Screened at film and video festivals across the United States and in Canada and Australia (see screening list below), Two-Spirit People investigates the "berdache tradition" in Native American history and cultures. Within the fairly strict gendered division of labor within most pre-colonial tribal societies, the "berdache" tradition reflects the ways in which some American Indian tribes allowed for, and in many cases honored, gender and sexual differences. Challenging Western male-female/gay-straight dichotomies, the berdache tradition provides insight into the ways that different cultures define and codify gender and sexuality. The video uses interviews with contemporary gay and lesbian Indian people to investigate how they incorporate the tradition and its spiritual significance into their lives.

Two-Spirit People is currently available for rental or purchase through Frameline Distribution, San Francisco, CA. You may also contact me directly at lori@mediagogo.com to inquire about the video.

Partial List of Two-Spirit People Screenings and Awards
October 1991 Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley, CA
Honorarium Awarded
May 1992 North Carolina International Film & Video Festival
Fayettville, NC
1st Prize - Multicultural Film Subject
June 1992 San Francisco Internation Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
June 1992 Sinking Creek Film/Video Festival
Nashville, TN
Cash Award winner
June 1992 New York International Festival of Lesbian & Gay Film
New York, NY
June 1992 American Indian Film/Video Competition
Tulsa, OK
2nd Prize - People's Choice Category
July 1992 Los Angeles Internation Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival
Los Angeles, CA
November 1992 Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival
Chicago, IL
Jury Prize - Documentary
November 1992 Downtown Community Television Center Gay & Lesbian Video Festival
New York, NY
November 1992 East Bay Video Festival
Berkeley, CA
April 1993 WorldFest Houston International Film & Video Festival
Houston, TX
Finalist Award
September 1993 Sydney International Queer Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
November 1993 SAME & Southern Voice Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
July 1994 Vancouver Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Vancouver, BC, Canada
November 1994 IMAGE/SAME Gay & Lesbian Film and Video Festival
Atlanta, GA
February 1995 University of Oregon Queer Film Festival
Eugene, OR
2nd Prize - Documentary
Portions of Two-Spirit People have also been shown on the syndicated television show, In the Life.