Caption: Kate Montgomery
Kate Montgomery 

Producer Profile: Kate Montgomery

From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Length: 15:22

Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Kate Montgomery. Read the full description.

Kate_montgomery_christmas_in_the_clouds_small Ben Kreimer speaks with Kate Montgomery about her film, Christmas in the Clouds. The film, written and directed by Kate Montgomery, is a Native American comedy of errors that humorously defies Native stereotypes on the big screen. Set at a plush Tribal owned and operated ski lodge, Christmas in the Clouds combines multiple cases of mistaken identity and a cast of quirky characters that flies "in the face of stereotypes about Native American people," says Montgomery.

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Ben Kreimer speaks with Kate Montgomery about her film, Christmas in the Clouds. The film, written and directed by Kate Montgomery, is a Native American comedy of errors that humorously defies Native stereotypes on the big screen. Set at a plush Tribal owned and operated ski lodge, Christmas in the Clouds combines multiple cases of mistaken identity and a cast of quirky characters that flies "in the face of stereotypes about Native American people," says Montgomery.

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