Choctaw Code Talkers
Documentary | Valerie Red-Horse Mohl & Gale Anne Hurd
- SYNOPSIS
In 1918, not considered citizens of the U.S., Choctaw members of the U.S. American Expeditionary Forces were asked to use their native language as a powerful tool against the German Forces in World War I, setting a precedent for code talking as an effective military weapon and establishing them as America’s original Code Talkers.
56 minutes
Release: October 2010
Valerie Red-Horse Mohl
Director/Producer
VALERIE RED-HORSE MOHL(Cherokee) is the owner/founder of Red-Horse Native Productions, Inc. Red-Horse and her company have become the preeminent collaborator with American Indian tribal nations to bring important Native stories accurately and respectfully to the screen. Valerie’s body of work spans over two decades of film and television content creation and production; always providing insightful, sensitive and unique perspectives for both the historical and contemporary indigenous story. The Company’s premiere feature film, NATURALLY NATIVE, was an official Sundance Festival selection, which Red-Horse wrote, produced, co-directed, starred in and distributed.
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
GALE ANNE HURD is known as the "First Lady of Sci-Fi,"; Hurd is a producer of Academy Award-winning films and Emmy-winning programs that shatter box office and ratings records. Hurd’s career as a Producer was launched when she produced and co-wrote THE TERMINATOR. This success was quickly followed by ALIENS, which received seven nominations and two Academy Awards, as well as the Academy Award winning films THE ABYSS, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, and THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS.
Stacy Mahoney
Producer
STACY MAHONEY is proud to have been part of award winning documentaries and docu-follow series for HBO, BRAVO, CBS, Netflix, Nickelodeon and PBS. Her goal is always to tell stories that expand understanding and increase awareness.
