Biography

Cherokee filmmaker and founder of Pursuit Films, formerly FireThief Productions, Indigenous representation in film is Jeremy's mission. He is a co-creator, director and producer for "Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People", a docu-series which has earned 16 regional Emmys, including Best Director in 2017. His narrative short "Totsu (Redbird)" premiered in 2020 and went on to win top honors at L.A. Skins Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, and deadCenter Film Festival. In 2019, he began work on an original animated series in the Cherokee language "Inage'i (In The Woods)" and is a 2020 alumni of Native American Media Alliance TV Writers fellowship. In 2020, he was a finalist in Oklahoma Film Office's Pitch-a-thon with SeriesFest. He was recently Co-executive Producer on The Girl Scout Murders true crime series on FOX, and continues developing a slate of projects focusing on Indigenous themes. The groundbreaking album of contemporary Cherokee music "Anvdvnelisgi/Performers" was released in October 2022, and is available on all music platforms.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jeremy Charles