Jhane Myers is a member of the Comanche and Blackfeet Nations who is recognized for her passion and dedication to film surrounding and preserving the legacies of Native communities. A 2023 Producers Guild of America nominee and two-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Myers has established herself as a vital cultural and community resource for Native-content projects produced by streaming networks and studios. These productions include: “Prey” (20th Century/Disney) “1883” (Paramount); “The Wilds” (Amazon); “Monsters of God” (Plan B/TNT); “Magnificent Seven” (MGM/Columbia Pictures); “Wind River” (Weinstein Co.); “The Lone Ranger” (Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films); and “Apocalypto” (Icon Ent./Touchstone). Myers has also produced several PBS documentaries, as well as films accepted into the Sundance Film Festival, where she was a Producing Fellow in the Indigenous Program of the Sundance Institute in 2017.
She chairs the community-conscious Silver Bullet Productions, whose mission is to empower Native youth through the art of filmmaking. She produced the Emmy-winning documentary “However Wide the Sky: Places of Power” for the company in 2021.
Myers made history in 2007 as the executive director of the American Indian National Center for Television and Film in Los Angeles. The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) formed the Center in Los Angeles with network partners Disney/ABC, CBS, NBC Universal and FOX, to increase the representation and visibility of American Indian talent in all aspects of the entertainment industry.
Not only does Myers help preserve Native culture through the entertainment industry, but she also keeps her Native heritage alive through traditional arts. As part of the Penneducah (sugar eater) and Yappaducah (root eater) bands of the Comanche Nation in Oklahoma, Myers has achieved recognition as a world champion Women’s Southern Buckskin dancer. She is also an accomplished artist specializing in beadwork and silversmithing.