Peshawn Bread (They/Them/She) is a screenwriter, director and creative director from the Penatʉkʉ (sugar eater) and Yapurʉka (root eater) bands of the Comanche tribe. Their writing focuses on Indigenous women, sexuality, and humorous experiences.
In the winter of 2015 they were introduced and welcomed as one of Sundance Institute’s Full Circle Kellogg Fellows. Peshawn was also a 2015–2016 recipient of the 4th World Indigenous Media Lab Fellowship supported by SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival), and in partnership with Longhouse Media, Sundance, and ITVS. She also attended the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, hosted by Joan Tewksbury. Throughout the years, she has worked on many sets, from Drunktown’s Finest (2014) to Mud (Hast?’ishnii) (2017). In 2019, she had the honor of receiving Sundance’s Native Filmmakers Lab Fellowship where she had the opportunity to workshop her script The Daily Life of Mistress Red, a mockumentary short film about a Native dominatrix for hire who whips apologies out of white supremacists. The Daily life of Mistress Red is currently in post production. After graduating from Academy of Art’s Screenwriting program in 2020, Peshawn has worked with Amazon Studios on production. Currently, Peshawn is creating new film works while serving as creative director for Teton Trade Cloth.