Randy Redroad facts for kids

Randy Redroad is a talented film director, film editor, writer, and songwriter. He is well-known for his movies The Doe Boy (2001) and Among Ravens (2014).

Randy Redroad's Early Life and Learning

Randy Redroad was born Randolph Kendall Snapp. He was born on a military base in Illinois. His family moved to Texas just two weeks after he was born. In the mid-1980s, he moved to New York City. There, he worked as a bike messenger and then as a waiter.

He soon became very interested in filmmaking. He felt that filmmaking was special because it brought together all other art forms. Randy left college after two years. He then joined a ten-month filmmaking workshop. This workshop was for people of color at Third World Newsreel. Randy's mother is Indigenous, and his father is of Scottish descent.

Randy Redroad's Film Journey

Randy Redroad made his first films, Cow Tipping: The Militant Indian Waiter (1991) and Haircuts Hurt (1992), after joining the workshop. In 1994, he was invited to be an artist-in-residence at the Sundance Institute. This meant he could work there and develop his film skills.

That same year, he received special grants (money) to help him make films. He used this money to create his short film "High Horse." This film was about Indigenous people living in New York City. His first full-length movie, The Doe Boy (2001), was shown at the famous Sundance Film Festival. The Doe Boy is partly based on Randy's own experiences. The movie's title comes from a time he accidentally shot a young deer while hunting with his father.

Randy is also a founder of the StyleHorse Collective. This is a group of Indigenous artists who make inspiring and educational films and videos. They work with tribal organizations. The StyleHorse Collective created the popular "Powwow Sweat" series. They also made the award-winning music video "We Shall Remain."

Awards and Recognitions

Randy Redroad's film The Doe Boy won many awards. It received 14 awards in total. One of these was the Perrier Bubbling Under-First Time Filmmaker award. This was given at the Taos Talking Pictures film festival.

Randy also won the Sundance NHK International Filmmaker award. He was nominated for the IFP Gotham outstanding directorial debut award. His film "The Infiltrators" won two awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It won both the Audience Award and the Innovator Award.

Selected Films by Randy Redroad

• Cow Tipping: The Militant Indian Waiter (1991)
• Haircuts Hurt (1992)
• High Horse (1994)
• The Doe Boy (2001)
• Moccasin Flats (2003)
• 133 Skyway (2006)
• Out Of The Blue (2007)
• Ibid (2008)
• First Circle (2010)
• Earth Meets Wind (2011)
• Beautiful Wave (2012)
• Among Ravens (2014)
• We Shall Remain (2014)
• Powwow Sweat (2015)
• Wind Walkers (2015)
• Everybody Has An Andy Dick Story (2016)
• Edge Of The World (2019)
• The Infiltrators (2019)
• Being Michelle (2022)