Teena Pugliese

Teena Pugliese is a youth mentor, facilitator and digital artist turned activist whose work spans from documentary features & short form satires to improvised narrative films; with a focus on human rights issues and civic engagement through storytelling. She is passionate about democratizing filmmaking opportunities for marginalized voices and creating a field of care in the film industry. She co-produced, edited, and recorded content for Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock, a documentary about the NODAPL movement that was featured on Netflix. She has produced/filmed/edited content for Vice, AJ+, LifeTime Television, Divest-Invest-Protect, Women's Earth and Climate Action Network, Dancing without Borders, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe & Youth Council, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Sacred Pipe, Indigenized Youth, International Indigenous Youth Council, Earth Guardians, Indigenized Energy, Unify, Digital Smoke Signals, Defend the Sacred Alliance, One Billion Rising & Indigenous Environmental Network. She has a BA in theatre with an emphasis in directing and performance. Her first short film created for the 48HR FILM FEST, Raze the Dead, a musical period piece, was nominated for 2016's Best of Los Angeles in which she directed, produced & edited. Currently, she is focused on land stewardship and deep community with people, place, and our planet. She loves exploring storytelling, the arts, and performance as pathways toward healing & connection and is committed to and grateful for collaborations with all beings who work towards restoring our relations with each other and the natural world.