

Suree Towfighnia
Social Practice Filmmaker and Educator
Filmmaking & Education to document
our untold stories and inspire change.
Authentic Storytelling With Impact
ACTION CAMPAIGNS + DOCUMENTARY + NON-PROFITS + PROMO + IDENTITY + CONSULTING + COMMERCIALS + GRASSROOTS + ORGANIZATIONAL + TESTIMONIALS + ETHNOGRAPHY
Prairie Dust Films has created award winning nonfiction programs for over 20 years, collaborating with museums, community organizations, Public Television, Indigenous communities, non-profits, & businesses to produce documentaries, action campaigns, identity pieces, ethnography, and commercials that entertain & engage specific audiences. Founded by Suree Towfighnia in 2002, we work with diverse clients and specialize in Authentic Storytelling, Cinema Verite Camera Work, Directing, Producing, Editing, Grant Writing, Delivery & Outreach. Although our work may be challenging, how we work together can be easy, fun, and rewarding.
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
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The Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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The Chicago History Museum
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Media Monster
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Obama For America
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KIPP Chicago
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Public Television / ITVS
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Univision Television Group
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See 3 Communications (Older Americans Act, American Jewish World Services)
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Chicago Run
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Bring Back the Way / Owe Aku
- The Center for Community Arts Partnership (CCAP)
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Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago)
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Haskell Wexler / Perigo Films
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Black Raspberry Consumer Insights (Ethnography)
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Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
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Snow City Arts Foundation
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Boxcar Assembly (Portland)
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The State of Arizona / Department of Economic Security
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Chicago Filmworks
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The Center for Community Change
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The Kindling Group
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Coil, Counts, Ford & Cheney Advertising
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University of Chicago Hospitals
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The Society for the Arts in Healthcare
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The Buchanan Group


SELECT WORK SAMPLE:
THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
Entertainment Nation Exhibit Lakota and Wild West Shows
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE
Healthcare Reform Campaign
CHICAGO RUN
Organizational Video
LOVE IS LIKE ... THE JOHN AND WENDY STORY
Arizona Department of Economic Security, Client Success Video
