Brit Hensel

Brit Hensel⠀is a Tulsa-based filmmaker whose work focuses on Indigenous storytelling and environmental justice. Her passion for storytelling first took shape through her work as a screenwriter and co-founder of Selu Productions. She’s previously directed and produced the documentary films, Zibi Yajdan (2019) and Native and American (2017). Brit comes from the Giduwa people and is a proud citizen of Cherokee Nation. She has a BA in History from North Park University in Chicago, Illinois, and is a 2019 - 2020 NeXt Doc Collective Film Fellow. Brit currently works as a producer for _Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People, _an Emmy-winning, documentary-style program featuring the people, places, history, and culture of the Cherokee Nation.