Wilding The World
PRAIRIE FILMS
Explore the six landmark documentaries created by Tim Schwab and Christina Craton on 16mm film. Here, you'll find each film presented in its entirety. Immerse yourself in the rich history, culture, and landscapes of the Northern Great Plains through these award-winning works.
LETTERS FROM AMERICA: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF O. E. ROLVAAG (1989) Biography of the Norwegian-American author exploring Rolvaag's anti-materialism and advocacy for multiculturalism.
Written, produced and directed, filmed and edited by Schwab and Craton.
Lakota poetry and artworks commemorate the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre and its aftermath. Filmed on location on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Written, produced and directed, filmed and edited by Schwab and Craton.
A social commentary on the rise of consumer culture and the decline of rural life.
Written, produced and directed, filmed and edited by Tim Schwab and Christina Craton for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funds from CPB.
The Interstate Freeway devastates two neighbourhoods in the Twin Cities, including Rondo Avenue - the heart of a thriving African-American community.
Written, produced and directed, filmed and edited by Schwab and Craton.
A documentary film noir portrait of the total destruction of one notorious inner city neighbourhood frequented by the homeless and targeted by “urban renewal’.
Written, co-produced, directed and edited by Tim Schwab. Co-produced by Christina Craton.
​Biography of French explorer and mapmaker, Joseph Nicollet, who explored the northern prairies in the 1830s and met and documented the native people who lived there . Narrated in French, English and Dakota.
Written, produced and directed, filmed and edited by Craton and Schwab for the Nicollet Interpretive Center, Sisseton, SD.