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We Are Tenacious

Penny Logue is a transgender Alpaca rancher. A modern pioneer. An Anarchist. A hero in the Queer community, and the founder of the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, found somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Colorado. WE ARE TENACIOUS is a classic American story of perseverance, as Penny and her dedicated family of Queer ranchers battle fierce weather, impossible finances, far-right militia, and their own inner struggles as they pursue true liberation.

  • Ash Kreis
    Director
    The Fandom, Hero (short)
  • Matthew Bennett
    Producer
    Our Almost Completely True Story, Barnwood Builders, Deadliest Catch: Revelations, Driving America, Road to Ferrari, The Next Big Bang
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 25 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 22, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    125,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Ash Kreis

Ash Kreis | Director/DP
Ash Kreis is a transgender documentary filmmaker in Portland, Oregon. She got her start working on indie features including "The Creep Behind The Camera" and "The Frame." She also worked in the advertising industry while teaching cinematography at UCCS and worked on feature films such as Being Evel directed by Daniel Junge and Produced by Johnny Knoxville. Since transitioning she has been approaching film with a fresh eye focusing on the lives and experiences of members of the LGBT Community.

Ash made her directorial debut in 2020 with "The Fandom," which has won multiple festival awards including Best Picture in the LGBTQ+ Los Angeles film festival and achieved international distribution in 2020.

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Director Statement

As a transgender film director I have always been fascinated by how our identities play a role in our daily lives and interactions with others. How do we fit into this larger notion of community especially in an environment that is traditionally conservative? When I set out to make “We Are Tenacious” it was with the goal of exploring queer family and identity in rural Colorado. I wanted to give my audience an intimate view of the trans experience, one that only a trans person can really share. Exploring our identities beyond the superficial and the medical and living in our shoes.