Filmmaker , Producer, Speaker

Kristin Atwell Ford is an Emmy® Award-winning storyteller. With skilled listening and compassion she brings out the best in people. Kristin’s films explore American history, water, wildlife, the performing arts, reproductive freedom, and the mythology of the West.

Kristin is the recipient of the 2021 Arizona Governor’s Arts Award, and is available for producing, consulting, and speaking.

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Films

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Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera

Opera’s hallowed traditions and America’s cowboy culture converge to celebrate the collaborative power of art.

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The Weight of a Feather

Wild animals reveal how all living beings are connected. By caring for wildlife we complete the circle life.

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Castle Hot Springs: Oasis of Time

Travel through time to a landscape that inspires legends. Explore the history of the first luxury resort on the Arizona frontier, a fabled hotel that played host to cowboys and captains of industry

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Quartzite’s Fall: A Wilderness Tale

The destruction of a legendary Class V+ white water rapid is investigated when the most dangerous rapid in Arizona’s Salt River Canyon is blown up.

Miss Sherri & The Pharmacologist

An intimate portrait of a mother who fights for her right to abortion in 1962 in the face of the first global pharmaceutical crisis.

Clients

Kristin works with an array of commercial and non-profit businesses committed to sustainability, wildlife conservation, public policy, and childhood literacy. Clients include Salt River Project, Willmeng Construction, Sempra Energy, The O’Connor Institute of American Democracy, Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation, and KidsRead.

Stories

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Kristin writes about key moments left on the cutting-room floor, tales from the field, and gems in business. Whether it’s conservation, women’s health, the arts, or corporate culture, Kristin brings quintessential heart and creativity to tell stories that make a difference.