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Phil Lucas Biography (1942-)

Born January 15, 1942, in Phoenix, AZ; son of Charles W. and Sally Lucas. Addresses: Office--Phil Lucas Productions, Inc., P.O. Box 1274, Issaquah,WA 98027-1274.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 15, 1942

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work; Producer and Director; Documentaries; Except Where Noted
• Nez Perce: Portrait of a People, U.S. National Park Service, 1982.
• Where We've Been and Where We're Going, University of Lethbridge, 1983.
• Sharing Innovations that Work, Alkali Lake Band international conference,1985.
• Indians Are Good Medicine, Health and Welfare, Canada, 1987.
• Producer, Water and the Yakima People, 1987.
• Lookin' Good (educational film), U.S. Department of Education, 1988.
• Producer, Tradition, Change and Survival: Indigenous Peoples' Education,1988.
• Circle of Warriors, 1989.
• Face to Face: (Native Americans Living with the AIDS Virus), 1989.
• I'm Not Afraid of Me, 1990.
• Voyage of Rediscovery, 1990.
• Earth Ambassadors, 1991.
• Healing the Nation, 1992.
• Backbone of the World, forthcoming.
• Winter Wheat, forthcoming.
• Credits; Television Work; Series
• Creator and co-director, and co-producer, Images of Indians, PBS, 1980.
• Producer and director, Walking with Grandfather, ITV, 1988.
• Producer, Native Indians: Images of Reality, Canadian Knowledge Network,1989.
• Producer, Native Indians: Images of Reality II, Canadian Knowledge Network, 1990.
• Co-producer, Broken Chain, TNT, 1993.
• Producer and director, Navigating the '90s, Grand Cayman Television, 1993-94.
• Supervising producer of U.S. and Pacific Island segments and director ofU.S. segments, Story Tellers of the Pacific, PBS, 1996.
• Credits; Television Work; Technical and Cultural Content Advisor; Series
• Northern Exposure, CBS, 1990-91.
• MacGyver, ABC, 1991.
• Credits; Television Work; Pilots
• Producer and director, The Great Wolf and Little Mouse Sister, PBS, 1984.
• Producer and director, Walking with Grandfather, PBS, 1984.
• Credits; Television Work; Specials; Documentaries
• Journey to Strength: A Native Celebration, CBC, 1986.
• Producer and director, The Honour of All, PBS, 1987.
• The Honour of All--Part II, Phil Lucas Productions, 1987.
• Producer, CBC Forum of the World Indigenous Peoples' Conference, CBC, 1988.
• Beyond Hunting and Fishing, 1990.
• Production contributor and director (Part 2), The Native Americans, TBS,1994.
• Editor, The Voyage Home, 1996.
• Beyond Reservation Road, PBS, 1996.
• War Eagles, PBS, forthcoming.
• Credits; Television Work; Episodic
• Segment producer, "Indian Sovereignty," Winds of Change, WHA/TV- Wisconsin, 1989.
• Consultant, "Family," Winds of Change, WHA/TV-Wisconsin, 1989.
• Co-producer and director, "American Indian Dance Theatre: Dances for theNew Generations," Great Performances, PBS, 1993.
• Director, The Native American Series, TBS, 1994.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Accountant, "Soapy Sanderson," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1990.
• Indian, "What I Did for Love," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1991.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Iroquois Sachem, Broken Chain, TNT, 1993.
• Writings;Screenplays; Documentaries; Except Where Noted
• Nez Perce: Portrait of a People, U.S. National Park Service, 1982.
• Where We've Been and Where We're Going, University of Lethbridge, 1983.
• Sharing Innovations that Work, Alkali Lake Band international conference,1985.
• Indians Are Good Medicine, Health and Welfare, Canada, 1987.
• Face to Face: (Native Americans with the AIDS Virus), 1989.
• Healing the Hurts, 1989.
• Chempro (industrial film), 1990.
• I'm Not Afraid of Me, 1990.
• Earth Ambassadors, 1991.
• Healing the Nation, 1992.
• Writings; Television Series
• Images of Indians, PBS, 1980.
• Writings; Television Pilots
• The Great Wolf and Little Mouse Sister, PBS, 1984.
• Walking with Grandfather, PBS, 1984.
• Writings; Television Specials; Documentaries
• Journey to Strength: A Native Celebration, PBS, 1986.
• (With Janet Tanaka) The Honour of All, PBS, 1987.
• The Honour of All--Part II, PBS, 1987.
• Beyond Hunting and Fishing, 1989.
• Voyage of Rediscovery, 1990.
• Writings; Television Pilots
• Walking with Grandfather, PBS, 1984.
• The Great Wolf and Little Mouse Sister, PBS, 1984.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• Film Comment, May-June, 1992, pp. 64-67.