Feek's Vision

Ken made his directorial debut with Hardship to Freedom (2015), a documentary celebrating the spirit of the Ukrainian pioneers and their immigration, homesteading in North Dakota in the early 1900's. A graduate of Colorado Institute of Art, Ken spent the early years of his career learning lighting and production techniques in New York before establishing Ken Howie Studios in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1996. In the summer of 2013, Ken made his way back to his home state, North Dakota, to pursue documentary filmmaking. An introduction to television producer Kevin Holten in 2014 revealed a common passion for the history of western heritage, and a desire to capture and share the stories of yesteryear that shaped the ranching and rodeo lifestyle of today. By 2015, the television series "Special Cowboy Moments" was airing weekly on North Dakota NBC stations, with Ken driving creative and production. Early 2017 marked the leap to national television with the series debut on RFD-TV where it continues to air twice weekly. By mid-2018, Ken had filmed 100 episodes. In 2016, production began on Feek's Vision, a feature length documentary illustrating how C.E. "Feek" Tooke and his string of champion-bred bucking horses changed the future of rodeo. The film was released, May 2023.