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  From the Archive: A collection of short films by Terry Jones (Seneca - wolf clan)

Director Bios

“Give and Take” is a collaborative effort by Terry Jones, Govind Deecee and Erin Perkins. All three filmmakers recently graduated from Syracuse University with bachelor degrees in film.

Terry Jones grew up on the Cattaraugus Indian reservation and is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians from New York State. Jones participated extensively in study abroad programs. Terry took part in summer art and film programs in Florence and Bologna, Italy. He also studied in the Czech Republic at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), studying 35mm filmmaking. In the fall of 2015, Jones’ collaborative short film (with Govind Deecee) “Give and Take” premiered at the LA Skins Film Festival where he was awarded the “2015 Emerging Filmmaker” award. Most recently, Terry traveled to India to film portions of his senior capstone film project called “Gathered Places: An Indian Documentary Film”.

Govind Deecee is originally from the city of Kottayam which is located in Southern India. 

Erin Perkins is from Minneapolis, MN.

Director Statement

Terry Jones is a Native American filmmaker and educator currently living on the Seneca Nation territory in Western New York. Growing up on an American Indian reservation has given Jones a unique worldview perspective. Jones has a passion for sharing Iroquois history and culture through his videos and sharing of indigenous foods. It is Jones’ intention to engage his audiences’ five senses through his work.

Jones would like to use his art as an agent of change. Like many other communities, Jones' home territory is confronted with many issues that negatively impact its quality of life (loss of language, drug abuse, diabetes, environmental dangers, public safety and injustice). It is his hope that his future film projects will promote and facilitate dialogue that can influence changes in public policy.