Films, Screenplays, Plays, and Novels by Leigh Podgorski

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What's new at Violet Hills Productions.

Upcoming Projects

Ouray's Peak - Film

Weaving historical fact into fictional, Ouray’s Peak is the story of a Ute Indian family from the time of the White River Massacre in 1879 to the present portraying the quest of the archetypal heroine as she explores her ancestral past and her present familial bonds in a spiritual search for wholeness and unity.

The Women Debrowska - Novel

Written by Leigh Podgorski. Synopsis

Download Chapter One of The Women Debrowska
(© 2010. Adobe Acrobat .pdf, 195k)

1225 Mistletoe Lane - Screenplay

Co-written by Lenny Castellaneta and Leigh Podgorski. Based on the novel 1225 Mistletoe Lane by Lenny Castellaneta (available at Amazon.com). More info. on our Screenplays page.

Recent Honors

May 2008:
We Are Still Here was presented at Talking Stick Film Festival at Hotel Santa Fe in New Mexico, June 22-26 daily at 6:00 pm. Talking Stick Film Festival is the SEED Graduate Institute's first annual film festival celebrating ten years of institute work correlating Native Tradition and Western Science. For more information, visit the SEED Graduate Institute website or call (505)792-2900.

Among the Shadows Haunting was perfomred at the Garson Theatre Company Play Reading Festival, Saturday, June 21 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Among The Shadows Haunting
Written by Leigh Podgorski
Directed by Dave Florek

Among The Shadows Haunting explores the story of Tshashin’s granddaughter Christine and her husband Mickey Tabor. In love from the time they met while still in their teens, their love is sorely tested when Christine's Indian blood, long denied, is awakened by her mother's illness and death. When Christine discovers within herself the power of healing, she has no choice but to leave Mickey and go to the desert to learn the ancient ways of her people.

For more information, visit the Garson Theatre Company website or call (505)473-6439.

April 2008:
Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays 2. Contributing Author: Leigh Podgorski - Selection: "All James" This is a text of professional auditions for aspiring actresses. Edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff, published by Meriwether Publishing, and available online at Amazon.com.

November 2007:
We Are Still Here was selected to screen at the 32nd Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco.

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

Join Us

We're currently seeking backers for the Upcoming Projects:
1225 Mistletoe Lane
Ouray's Peak