Brit Hensel

Brit Hensel, of the Cherokee Nation, is a Tulsa-based filmmaker whose work focuses on Indigenous storytelling and environmental justice. Her passion for storytelling first took shape through her work as a screenwriter and co-founder of Selu Productions. She previously directed and produced the documentary films Zibi Yajdan (2019) and Native and American (2017). Hensel comes from the Giduwa people and is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She has a BA in History from North Park University in Chicago, Illinois, and is a 2019-2020 NeXt Doc film fellow. She currently works as a producer for Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People, an Emmy-winning, documentary-style program featuring the people, places, history and culture of the Cherokee Nation. Hensel is the director of ???? (What They’ve Been Taught)(Mountainfilm 2022), a film exploring expressions of reciprocity in the Cherokee world, brought to life through a story told by an elder and first language speaker.

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