Films, Screenplays, Plays, and Novels by Leigh Podgorski

We Are Still Here

We Are Still Here, originally a stageplay, was produced in 2007 as a documentary film incorporating interviews, traditional arts and knowledge, and footage of Cahuilla festivals.

“By sharing Katherine Saubel’s story and the story of her people who have flourished in this seemingly inhospitable desert land for thousands of years, it is our hope that the public will recognize the critical need for continued preservation of this land and its people.”

- Leigh Podgorski, Writer, Director, Producer

Documentary Film

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We Are Still Here: The story of Katherine Siva Saubel and the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California (2007)
Written, produced and directed by Leigh Podgorski
57 minutes • USA • Documentary Feature

We Are Still Here documents the tenacious struggle of elder and tribal chair, Dr. Katherine Siva Saubel, and her efforts to preserve the culture, history and traditions of the Cahuilla people. Presented through in-depth interviews with Dr. Saubel and her brother, traditional Cahuilla Bird Singer, Alvino Siva; the film also portrays the powerful Creation Stories of the Cahuilla performed by a stellar all Native American cast. Footage also includes Cahuilla festivals and traditional arts of basket weaving and pottery. Katherine Saubel also introduces the viewer to the ethnobotany of the Cahuilla people. The Cahuilla people have preserved the tradition of their ancestors and are teachers of their language and songs that maintain their culture.

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We Are Still Here

Now Available on DVD
The new documentary featuring Katherine Siva Saubel and the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California.

We Are Still Here: Now Available on DVD

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