Woksemi

Ke-Ash Ne-Asht Sheshatko (Thus named Red-Tailed Hawk) is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes (Modoc, Hupa) born on the Warm Springs Reservation in Central Oregon. In his substance use recovery, Ke-ash began filmmaking as a creative outlet that deepened into a spiritual need. His filmmaking work now focuses on unrepresented voices. He trained in filmmaking at Open Signal Community Media Arts Center in Portland and has partnered with Regional Arts and Culture Council and Oregon Humanities.

Filipinx-American Adrienne Hatkin is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been performing since 1999 and who has written and recorded 7 albums to date. Her recent accomplishments include composing the theme song for "Yamatala-Woksemi," writing the intro music for Portland Nursery’s Growing Green Thumbs podcast, having a song included on this year’s PDX Pop Now! Compilation, and scoring the 2021 short film "Blue Dot" for local theater Hand2Mouth. She has several releases and a European tour planned for 2023.