Buffalo Soup
Buffalo Soup peeks into how Lakota knowledge of buffalo medicine transfers from one generation to another, and back again.
Moments after the buffalo relative was taken from the range.
At a glance
Project scope: 12-15 minute documentary film and photography collection
Target premiere date: April 2026
This project is currently in post-production.
Characters & creators of Buffalo Soup
Elsie DuBray
Executive Producer
Elsie (Oohenunpa Lakxota, Nueta, Hidatsa) is a Tribal Food Systems Fellow at First Nations Development Institute, and a 360-degree badass.
She’s currently based in San Francisco, California.
Naomi Jade Watts
Re-Membering Crew
Naomi is an emerging visual artist currently based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Tiffany Watts
Re-Membering Crew
Tiffany is a journalist and advocate within the food system. She’s based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ruby Montoya
Camera Operator & Portrait Photographer
Ruby is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker based in Kansas City, Kansas.
Keenan Dailey
Dir. of Photography
Keenan is a multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA.
Jillian Waln
Assistant Producer
Jillian (Siċaŋġu Lak̇ot̄a Oyate) tells Native stories and tells them really, really well.
buhito
Director, Producer, & Writer
I’m a documentarian currently creating out of Kansas City, Missouri.