Deidra Peaches (Dine Asdzą́ą́)

Deidra Peaches is a Diné Filmmaker, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, and Writer. In 2009, her documentary Shimásaní debuted at the Imaginative Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. In 2011, Peaches Produced and Co-Edited The Rocket Boy (2011), an official selection at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, led by Peaches and Jake Hoyungowa (Cinematographer) co-founded the Independent media company Paper Rocket Productions. In 2013, Paper Rocket Productions released Tó éí iiná át'é (2013), which premiered in Paris, France, for the Festival Ciné Alter'Natif 2012. In 2014, Peaches traveled with Photographer Matika Wilbur of Project 562, "Alaska Journey to Celebration," which documents a 10-day portion of the canoe journey from Kake, Alaska, to Juneau, Alaska. In 2015, Paper Rocket Productions hosted a series of 4 multi-workshops throughout the Navajo Reservation, producing 15 short films ranging from documentary to animation to narrative films. In 2020, Peaches documented the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic among the Diné (Navajo) populations in the southwest. That same year, Peaches founded DLP Productions LLC. Recently, Peaches created a series of short documentaries regarding the Grand Canyon and Little Colorado River. Her works are available through The Voices of the Grand Canyon and Lifeways of the Little Colorado River collections. Peaches released her first short film, "Before The Leaves," completed in 2024 after facing a setback due to a hard drive crash. Despite this challenge, the creative team salvaged the remaining footage.