‘Prey’ Filmmakers on Historic Indigenous Representation at Emmys and What’s in Store for Final Season of ‘Stranger Things’
24.08.2023 - 20:23
/ variety.com
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Representation in films and television isn’t only about race and ethnicity. It’s also about giving deserved respect to genres and recognizing the allies who do the work to ensure those stories are appropriately told. That’s what director Dan Trachtenberg achieves with the science-fiction horror flick “Prey,” while working hand-in-hand with Indigenous producer Jhane Myers.
The Hulu film is among the nominated contenders for outstanding television movie, making Myers the first Indigenous woman ever nominated for producing at the Emmys. “Those conversations were not hard,” Myers tells Variety about working with Trachtenberg. “He was open.
Plus, with Amber [Midthunder] being Native and most of our cast, it was organic. That’s what makes this film remarkable. I can tell you this: until this day, we’ve never argued.” Myers, a Comanche and Blackfeet American Indian, has long advocated for Native language, cultural advising and advancement in the entertainment industry.
Trachtenberg credits the film’s success to Myers’ involvement. “Jhane bears an emotional resemblance to Nadu,” he says. “Finding her and having her influence, not only in the obvious things but her being in touch with the culture bears of her tribe, and working with the costume designer to make the wardrobe.
Trachtenberg likewise received love among the Hulu film’s impressive six Emmy noms — for directing (limited or anthology series or movie) and writing, which he shares with scribe Patrick Aison. “Prey” is the seventh installment in the “Predator” franchise. It stars Amber Midthunder as Naru, a young Comanche warrior in the Great Plains in 1719 who fights to protect her tribe against the primitive villain with advanced
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