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Our Quiyo: Maria Martinez

Maria "Povika" Martinez left behind an exceptional legacy built through her artistic application and reintroduction of "black-on-black" pottery, still practiced today by her tribal community of San Ildefonso Pueblo located in northern New Mexico. Her influence on the art world left a lasting impression across many borders, but she is much more than a world-renowned Pueblo pottery artist. Maria is our grandmother. She is our Quiyo.

  • Charine Pilar Gonzales
    Director
  • Charine Pilar Gonzales
    Producer
  • Barbara Gonzales
    Producer
  • Cavan Gonzales
    Producer
  • Cavan Gonzales
    Key Cast
  • Barbara Gonzales
    Key Cast
  • Aaron Gonzales
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • We The Peoples Before - Hosted by First Peoples Fund and The Kennedy Center
    Washington, D.C.
    United States
    July 1, 2022
    World Premiere
    Native Short Film selection to premiere at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Director Biography - Charine Pilar Gonzales

Charine Pilar Gonzales (San Ildefonso Pueblo) is a Tewa writer/director. She produces a wide range of films including: live-action narrative fiction, short docs, and stop motion projects. She's currently in post-production for her short narrative fiction film River Bank - a modern interpretation of robin hood where a young Tewa woman gives to the River, and the River gives back to the Tewa people.

Gonzales is the Lead Editor for Native Lens, a crowdsourced collaboration by Rocky Mountain PBS and KSUT Tribal Radio. She was a 2021 Sundance Institute Indigenous Program Native Lab Artist in Residence and a 2021 Artist in Business Leadership Fellow through First Peoples Fund. Gonzales was also selected for the 2021 Jackson Wild Media Lab Fellowship.

Gonzales is currently a 2022 NAMA / LA Skins Fest TV Writers Lab Fellow. She is a recent graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), where she earned a BFA in Cinematic Arts and Technology. Gonzales is also an alumna of Fort Lewis College (FLC) in Durango, Colorado, where she received a BA in English – Communication. Her favorite foods are red chile stew, chicos, and oven bread. She resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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