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FILMOGRAPHY
Mike Martz
KYUK-TV
BETHEL, ALASKA
2004 PLATINUM DREAMS
A one hour documentary telling the story of the Goodnews Bay Mining Company one of Alaska’s most unique and most successful mining ventures. From 1934 to 1976 the company mined one of the largest platinum deposits ever discovered in North America and the first discovered in the United States.
writer, producer, director, editor
2001 HONORING OUR ELDERS, EDUCATING OUR YOUTH:
THE CALISTA ELDERS COUNCIL
(English 20:00/Yup'ik 34:00)
Highlights the programs and services of a regional non-
profit organization working with Yup'ik elders and youth
in the Yukon/Kuskokwim delta region of western Alaska.
Produced in English and Yup'ik language versions.
writer, producer, director, editor
2000 ALASKA NATIVES AND SUBSISTENCE:
A RIGHT TO LIVE (8:00)
Co-produced with Pyramid Communications of Seattle for the Alaska Federation of Natives(AFN), this program puts the decade long battle by Alaska Natives for subsistence hunting and fishing rights in a very personal perspective. Screened by AFN at the National Conference on Civil Rights in Washington, DC.
field producer/director, supervising editor
1997 NUTEMLLAPUT (OUR VERY OWN)(38:30)
Produced for the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative
and the Alaska Federation of Natives, this program
highlights rural schools in western Alaska that are
drawing upon their own Yup'ik Eskimo language and
culture as a foundation for teaching the standard
academic curriculum.
producer/director, writer, videographer, editor
1996-97 MIDDAY ALASKA (30:00x52)
A daily news & information program focusing on rural Alaskan issues broadcast live to 248 rural communities via satellite over the Alaska Rural Communication Service (ARCS).
associate producer, studio director
1996 LIFE BEYOND THE HONEYBUCKET:
Sanitation Alternatives For Rural Alaskan
Communities (English version 24:30)
(Yup'ik version 24:00)
This program was designed to assist rural Alaskan community leaders in determining the best solution for their specific rural sanitation needs through an examination of sanitation options available to rural communities. Commissioned by the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Environmental Planning Department, Bethel, AK
co-producer, co-writer, director, videographer & editor
1996 AGAYULIYARARPUT:
Our Way Of Making Prayer (13:00)
A visual essay on the history and significance of masks, mask making and
masked dancing for the Yup'ik people of Alaska's Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta region.
Commissioned by the Anchorage Museum for The Living Tradition of
Yup'ik Masks exhibit.
producer/director, videographer & editor
1995 UNCLE SAM'S MEN (26:00)
The story of the Eskimo men and women who served in the Tundra Army of Alaska's
Territorial Guard during World War II.
producer/director, writer, videographer, editor
1992 A GRANDMOTHER’S STORY
A 15:00 drama co-produced with the Yukon/Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, AK for use in AIDS education and prevention workshops for teens in the villages of the Yukon/Kuskokwim region.
director, editor
1992-97 DISTANCE DELIVERY CONSORTIUM
Satellite Delivered Instructional
Programming
Weekly live satellite delivered staff training and professional development programs for school district employees and other members of a region wide consortium of public organizations.
associate producer, studio director
1991-92 FIRST THURSDAY
Drowning: Can We Turn The Tide? (58:00)
A public affairs special addressing the issue of drowning in the Yukon/Kuskokwim
Delta, which has the highest per capita rate of accidental drownings
in the United States.
associate producer, studio director
1989-90 LIVING & WORKING IN BETHEL:
Medical Practice at the Public Health
Service Hospital (35:00)
AND
LIVING & WORKING IN BETHEL:
The Public Health Hospital Pharmacy (16:00)
Two programs co-produced with the Indian Health Service for recruitment of doctors & pharmacists.
director, videographer & editor
CROSS ON THE YUKON (27:00)
An historical and personal reflection on a Catholic mission and boarding school for Yup'ik children that operated on the lower Yukon river for 86 years.
co-producer, videographer & editor
1987-88 ONE VISION, MANY VOICES (58:00)
This program chronicles the October, 1986 tour of the Soviet Union by a 67 member amateur performing ensemble from Alaska.
co-producer, director, videographer & editor
1986 LET'S EAT! (30:00x3)
A three part nutrition series co-produced with the Yukon/Kuskokwim Health Corp. used for nutrition education in village high schools.
director, videographer & editor
1985 JUST A SMALL FISHERY (30:00)
Shot on the Bering Sea coast, the fortunes of a commercial herring fishery operated by three coastal Yup'ik villages are examined.
producer, videographer & editor
THE ISSUE IS CHILDREN (30:00; bilingual)
HARD TIME AND TREATMENT (30:00)
Two programs dealing with the problem of child sexual abuse and Alaska's presumptive sentencing law for child abusers.
co-producer, videographer & editor
1984 OLD DANCES, NEW DANCERS (30:00)
This program documents the efforts of a Cup'ik high school teacher in
Chevak, Alaska to re-introduce traditional dancing to young people.
writer/producer, videographer & editor
1983 TEACHERS OF LITTLE CHILDREN (30:00)
A Bethel elementary school's Yup'ik artifact and craft collection is revealed by it's students.
videographer & editor
DOUBLE M PRODUCTIONS
BETHEL, ALASKA
2000/2001 SCIENCE FAIRS ARE FUN! (8:47)
Produced for the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative and the Alaska Federation of Natives, this fast paced, informative program demonstrates how junior high and high school students in rural Alaskan schools can learn how to design quality, award winning science fair projects and have fun in the process.
director, writer, videographer & editor
1999/2000 PASSING ON (30:00)
Produced for the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative and the Alaska Federation of Natives, this program features reflections by 3 Alaska Native educators
on the importance of Native elders, their knowledge and how this knowledge is being passed on to present and future generations.
director, writer, videographer & editor
1998/99 TO SHOW WHAT WE KNOW (30:00)
Produced for the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative and the Alaska Federation of Natives, this program explores how science and culture summer
camps and science fairs that incorporate knowledge of Native elders, Native cultures and local environments are working to improve Native Alaskan students' math and science skills.
director, writer, videographer & editor
LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
BETHEL, ALASKA
2000 THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT:
A Challenging Place to Teach, An Exciting
Place to Learn (13:00)
A visual tour of the largest rural school district in Alaska, this program was commissioned by the Personnel Department for use in the district's teacher recruitment program.
director, writer, videographer & editor
AWARDS
PLATINUM DREAMS
BRONZE FINALIST AWARD
2005 TELLY AWARDS
FOR EXCELLENCE IN VIDEO AND FILM PRODUCTION
UNIQUELY ALASKAN PROGRAM AWARD (Division 2)
2005 GOLDIE AWARDS
ALASKA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
HONORABLE MENTION, JUDGES CHOICE
2005 ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA, NORTHWEST REGION
AGAYULIYARARPUT
OUR WAY OF MAKING PRAYER
RUNNER UP
DOCUMENTARY SHORT/NON-INDIAN PRODUCED
1997 RED EARTH NATIVE AMERICAN
FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
UNCLE SAM'S MEN
HONORABLE MENTION
DOCUMENTARY SHORT/NON-INDIAN PRODUCED
1996 RED EARTH NATIVE AMERICAN
FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
FIRST THURSDAY
DROWNING: CAN WE TURN THE TIDE?
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
1992 BEST IN THE WEST AWARDS
PACIFIC MOUNTAIN NETWORK
HONORABLE MENTION
BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, ONE TIME SPECIAL
1992 ALASKA PRESS CLUB AWARDS
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