 
 agua miel: secrets of the agavewww.aguamiel-documentary.com CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION! Directors: Adela C. Licona, Ph.D. and Jamie A. Lee Assistant Director: Miguel Mario Licona, Ph.D. Producers: Jamie A. Lee, Adela C. Licona, Ph.D. and Miguel Mario Licona, Ph.D. The Mexico/U.S. border is defined by artificial yet powerful divisions. agua miel focuses on creative borderlands’ collaborations as practices of resistance to globalization’s divisions, inequities and injustices. It’s about the space between two nations – a “third-space” that remains invisible to much of the world. It reclaims the funds of knowledge that inform this space, its peoples, and their practices of sustainability. It’s about 1 woman and 300 trees, 300 women and 1 tree. It’s about 1 river with 2 names. View the TRAILER.
"The goal of the project was to engage artists, community members, and audiences in an interactive dialogue about food issues, illuminate the complexities of these issues, and celebrate the ways food can connect us more deeply to each other, our environment, and our past, present and future through the creation and performance of dance and stories." -- Kimi Eisele, We Are What We Eat project co-coordinator and dancer  imagineView the TRAILER. CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION! Director & Editor: Jamie A. Lee Produced in collaboration with the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus Imagine follows 120 gay men, the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus, on today’s FREEDOM RIDE through the south. As the national and state legislatures are debating the issue of same-sex marriage, local organizations come out to support the Chorus’ controversial performances. The first stop in Nashville makes history, as the Chorus becomes the first gay group to perform at the Ryman Auditorium. Chorus members tell stories of the different ways of being in the south compared to liberal Minnesota. Traveling to Birmingham and then to Jackson, protestors appear while news stations feature the Chorus’s historical outreach tour. After the concert in Mobile, Richard tells his story of being in the air force and stationed in Biloxi when black men were not allowed on the beaches. To his surprise, the Chorus buses make a special stop along the Gulf of Mexico. Imagine the family of men surrounding Richard and singing “Walk Hand In Hand With Me” as the white carpet is rolled out and Richard walks into the cool water. Amidst the devastation left from Hurricane Katrina, we witness courageous steps towards healing from past injustices. Driving into New Orleans sends a hush over the bus. The Chorus members see neighborhoods still deserted while workers paint the Superdome. The race and class inequities that Richard faced in the 1960s are still structurally in place. As the Chorus members ponder their sexual equality and this FREEDOM RIDE, they cannot deny the broader point of equal rights for all. 
Green Green Waterwww.greengreenwater.com CURRENTLY SCREENING IN FILM FESTIVALS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA! Director: Dawn Mikkelson Co-Director: Jamie A. Lee Producers: Jamie A. Lee, Dawn Mikkelson, and James Fortier Editor: Jamie A. Lee Green Green Water is a story about power...power from hydroelectric dams...the power to destroy an ancient culture...the power of money...the power of Indigenous people who refuse to be powerless in their struggle to survive...and the power of activism. It is a journey of one average U. S. consumer (Mikkelson) who wants to know where her electricity comes from. This leads her on a trip to northern Manitoba, to meet the Cree peoples who are coping with the environmental and cultural impact of so-called “clean energy”. Surviving mass poverty, environmental devastation, and hopelessness after three decades of governmental dam development, northern Manitoba Cree communities are now faced with the likelihood of an expanded series of dams for energy exports to the U.S. A new generation of Cree leaders rise to power proclaiming their desire to “enter the 21st Century” seeking to partner with Manitoba Hydro and build more dams, doubling the size of the current system. A grassroots effort to stop the dam gains momentum when it is revealed that Manitoba Hydro has been funneling millions of dollars to the pro-dam tribal supporters. Families and communities are deeply divided. Opposition leaders rise to protect what is left of their land and traditional way of life, but is it too late? How does an impoverished majority compete with the multi-million dollar Public Relations campaign being waged against their interests? Green Green Water The Power to Connect... The Power to Divide... It’s About Power... View the TRAILER. 
THIS obediencewww.thisobedience.com CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTED BY AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION! Directors & Producers: Jamie A. Lee and Dawn Mikkelson Editor: Jamie A. Lee THIS obedience follows the Rev. Anita C. Hill and her congregation at St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church from their decision to commit "ecclesiastical disobedience" by ordaining Anita, through the decisions made at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly. From the personal stories of those involved to high-stakes political maneuvering of a denomination, THIS obedience provides insight into an historic series of events that rocked the third largest Christian denomination in the United States. View the TRAILER. RECEIVED THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE AT THE 2003 CENTRAL STANDARD FILM FESTIVAL. 
Treading Water: a documentaryDirector & Editor: Jamie A. Lee Producer: Dawn Mikkelson "A sympathetic, wisely critical, and uplifting work filled with insights that will surprise you. It’s a mature take on small-town and rural GLBT issues than what we’ve come to be accustomed to.” - Lavender Magazine RECEIVED THE GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY BY AN EMERGING FILMMAKER AT THE 2002 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. |
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