On October 13, 2017, CreativeFuture hosted a panel discussion with the creative team from the new documentary, MANKILLER, about the activist and Cherokee Nation chief, Wilma Mankiller. The panel was moderated by Ruth Vitale and included executive producer Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead), director Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, and editor Ken Schneider.

Watch video from the event here:

Congressman @dougcollinsga talks about how a television show allowed a Georgia town and its economy to be reborn. #StandCreative

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CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale explains why filmmaking is not a hobby but a career. #StandCreative

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Research and development for documentaries take time, as director Valerie Red-Horse Mohl explains – and it’s often done by people working for free. #standcreative

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CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale talks about editors’ major role in filmmaking #StandCreative

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Copyright protection keeps filmmakers in business, as director Valerie Red-Horse Mohl explains. #StandCreative

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We can’t believe no one asked executive producer Gale Anne Hurd who dies this season on “The Walking Dead!” #StandCreative

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CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale talks about how piracy has affected the music industry #StandCreative

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Congresswoman Judy Chu talks about the amount of jobs that depend on copyright #StandCreative

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Congressman Doug Collins talks about the importance of documentaries to our society #StandCreative

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CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale introduces Valerie Red-Horse Mohl to our audience #StandCreative

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CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale introduces Valerie Red-Horse Mohl to our audience #StandCreative

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CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale introduces Valerie Red-Horse Mohl to our audience #StandCreative

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As CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale explains, films take a long time and a tremendous effort to make. #StandCreative

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Watch the full event here:

CreativeFuture would like to thank IATSE Local 600 for their generous partnership in the filming and photography of this event.