Foodways

A short film presenting innocent questions about our Indigenous foodways.

Zachariah Ben (Diné) and his son in front of Tse bi tai.

At a glance

• Project scope: 12-15 minute documentary film and photography collection

• Target premiere date: February 2026

• This project is currently in post-production.

Creators of Foodways

Cetan Cristensen

Producer

Cetan (Oglala Lakota) is a Lead Program Officer at First Nations Development Institute.

She’s currently based Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Learn more about Cetan here.

Esai Saenz

Dir. of Photography

Esai is a recording artist, actor, and filmmaker based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Learn more about Esai here.

buhito

Director, Producer, & Writer

I’m a documentarian currently creating out of Kansas City, Missouri.