Malinda Maynor Lowery
Directing
Biography
Malinda Maynor Lowery is an American historian, professor, writer, and documentary filmmaker from North Carolina, where she is a member of the Lumbee Tribe. She has published two books on the Lumbee people and their history.
Known For
This documentary, originally broadcast on the PBS series 'P.O.V.', explores three places considered sacred by Native Americans: Devils Tower in Wyoming, the Colorado Plateau in the Southwest, and Mount Shasta in California. The Lakota, Hopi, and Wintu people who traditionally care for these areas still struggle to co-exist with non-Natives who have very different ideas about land, culture, and what is sacred.
In the Light of Reverence
One in four women experience violence in their homes. Have you ever asked, “Why doesn't she just leave?” Private Violence shatters the brutality of our logic and intimately reveals the stories of two women: Deanna Walters, who transforms from victim to survivor, and Kit Gruelle, who advocates for justice.
Private Violence
To gain his independence, a quick-tempered drug dealer must escape the shadow of his kingpin grandfather in a devout Native American community.
Lumbeeland
A short film about Lumbee Indian music, religion, and family, featuring Rev. Michael Cummings, Jody Cummings, and the Foy and Bloss Cummings family.