JOANELLE ROMERO is an award-winning director, producer and writer of film, television and digital. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and Screen Actors Guild/Aftra.

JOANELLE
ROMERO

Oyate Wayanka Po Win / People Who See This Woman

Short-Listed for an Academy Award

Romero received the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award for “the vision to see the truth…and the courage to speak it” (Arpa International Film Festival)

“Like Nelson Mandela, Romero is a prime example of forgiveness in action. Mandela-like, she stands on his mighty global shoulders, calls for oneness, love & what she describes as female energy.” – Ellen Snortland, former Pres. U.N.A. Pasadena Chapter

TELEVISION

1994 HOME, HOME ON THE REZ | Red Nation Television Channel | Pilot
(only US American Indian Drama Series – Winner – Red Earth Film Festival)

1992 MURDER SHE WROTE | CBS | Night of the Coyote Season 9, Episode 6

1991 MIRACLE IN THE WILDERNESS | Turner Network Television (TNT) | Cable Movie

1984 MYSTIC WARRIOR | ABC | Mini-Series
Awards: Won Primetime Emmy, including 3 other nominations

1983 CUTTER TO HOUSTON | CBS | TV Series

1982 LEGEND OF WALKS FAR WOMAN | NBC | Mini-Series

1982 LIFE OF THE PARTY: The Story of Beatrice | CBS | Movie of the Week

1981 HILL ST. BLUES | NBC | Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers Season 2, Episode 18

1980 ROUGHNECKS | Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC) | Mini-Series

1979 WHEN JENNY WHEN | Paulist Productions

1977 HATTER FOX | CBS | Made-for-TV Movie

First film that a Native actress carried a leading role.

First contemporary Native woman story produced.

First contemporary Native film produced addressing #MeToo #WhyWeWearRED