Navajo filmmaker Shonie De La Rosa and animation director Chris Kientz, who is Cherokee, have jointly written the script of a student film called AH-HOS-TEEND (Retired). It's a collaboration with students of the Dona Ana Community College's Film Tech Training Program. Students from Eastern New Mexico University will also be involved. Dona Ana Community College is located at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
It's a 26-minute film, but Kientz hopes that it may eventually turn into a full-length film. Ernie Tsosie, a Navajo comedian, and Gerald Vandever are in the leading roles.
The film is an exploration of faith and cultural identity and makes use of the latest FX techniques in its story-telling.
