Creede, U.S.A.
cREEDE, U.S.A.
In Creede, Colorado, conservative mining families and progressive theater people have been trying to negotiate their political and social differences for almost 60 years. It’s never been easy. With a population of just 357 residents, can this tiny western outpost maintain its tenuous grasp on community as the same issues polarizing America start rippling through the town?
Stage: Post-production
Project Type: Documentary
Evoke’s Role: Untitled Creede Documentary is a grantee of Evoke Media. Evoke founder Sabrina Merage Naim and Evoke Director of Impact and Storytelling Jamie Newton are Contributing Producers.
Meet the filmmakers
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Director
Kahane Cooperman is an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker and Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer, director, and showrunner. She is known for her focus on emotional, intimate, powerful storytelling and has made films on subjects as wide-ranging as mental health, civility’s role in democracy, life with autism, and ice sculpting. Select credits include the Academy Award-nominated JOE’S VIOLIN, THE ANTIDOTE, THE ME YOU CAN’T SEE, and THE NEW YORKER PRESENTS. Kahane’s work has premiered at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, HotDocs, DocNYC, and IDFA and can be seen on PBS, HBO, AppleTV+, and Amazon. Kahane started out answering phones at the renowned Maysles Films and was a longtime co-executive producer of THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART along the way.
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Producer
Innbo Shim is an award-winning film and television producer whose work encompasses themes of citizenship, social justice, human complexity, and compassion. She has produced documentary and narrative features with festival premieres at Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto, Venice, Busan IFF, Rotterdam, Zurich, and Camerimage. Additionally, she has produced premium documentary content for Netflix, CNN Films, Discovery, A&E Films, National Geographic, and PBS. Select credits include AMEND: THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA (Netflix); WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS (Oscilloscope Films); WE WILL RISE: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World (CNN Films); and RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (Sony Pictures Classics).
