Laura Tomaselli

Movies

Lakota Nation vs. United States
Director
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.
MLK/FBI
Editor
Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK/FBI
Writer
Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Surge
Editor
A look at the record number of first-time female candidates who ran, won and upended politics in the historic 2018 midterm elections; featuring three candidates in Texas, Indiana and Illinois who each were looking to flip their red district to blue.
Feathers
Editor
Elizier, an emotionally-dejected new enrollee at The Edward R. Mill School for Boys, must overcome memories of a tragic past and the present hazing by his peers in order to tackle larger issues dominating his young life.
¡Las Sandinistas!
Director of Photography
¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the disappearing stories of women who shattered barriers to lead combat and social reform during Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista Revolution, and who continue to lead Nicaragua’s current struggle for democracy and equality.