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Indigenous Stories by Indigenous Women with Peshawn Bread

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, noon

Peshawn Bread is a filmmaker who is going to the places we are not always willing to talk about in our daily lives, but need to. Through her new film in production, The Daily Life of Mistress Red, Peshawn is reframing how we look at sexuality and indigenous women. As a Comanche woman and a former dominatrix, Peshawn found herself in situations where racism would come into play, during sessions with her white male clients. Over time, there began a BDSM relationship where Peshawn confronted their white supremacy. This became a transformative experience and fostered a deeper understanding of race for these clients. The Daily Life of Mistress Red is about reclaiming narratives about sexuality as an indigenous women. This film is currently in the Sundance Film Lab.

The Daily Life of Mistress Red is a mockumentary that explores the world of kink, native women and defeating white supremacy. Marie Callingbird is a Native fashion boutique owner by day and Mistress Red by night. Mistress Red is a dominatrix for hire who takes the effects of racism, sexism and colonization into her own hands by educating white supremacists through pleasure. This project focuses on issues within the circle of indigenous women, racism and the acceptance of sexuality. 
 
In the winter of 2015 she was introduced and welcomed as one of Sundance Institute’s Full Circle Kellogg Fellows. As well a 2015-16 recipient of the 4thWorld- Indigenous Media Lab Fellowship supported by SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival) and in partnership with Longhouse Media, Sundance and ITVS. She also attended the Sundance Screenwriter’s lab hosted by Joan Tewksbury. Throughout the years she has worked on many sets from Drunktown’s Finest (2014) to Mud (Hashtl’ishnii) (2017). She currently resides in San Francisco where she is a fourth year student at the Academy of Art University. 
 
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