

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 programming for over 20 years, collaborating with museums, hospitals, community organizations, Public Television, Indigenous communities, non-profits, & businesses to produce documentaries, fundraising and action campaigns, identity pieces, ethnography, and commercials that entertain & engage distinct audiences.
Co-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 fun, inspired, 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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University of Chicago Hospitals
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The State of Arizona / Department of Economic Security
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See 3 Communications (Older Americans Act, AJWS Jewish)
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The Society for the Arts in Healthcare
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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 (Ethnographic Studies)
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Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
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Snow City Arts Foundation (w/ hospitalized youth)
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Oglala Lakota College Library
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Boxcar Assembly (Portland)
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Chicago Filmworks
- Univision Television Group
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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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The Buchanan Group
- Chicago Run


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
