Katarina Wittich
MASCOGOS AND SEMINOLE NEGRO INDIAN SCOUTS
Katarina Wittich
THE MASCOGOS - By
Katarina Wittich
THE WILD WEST OF THE SEMINOLE
NEGRO INDIAN SCOUTS - By Katarina Wittich
BLACK
SEMINOLES - A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW - By Katarina
Wittich
SEMINOLES - with annotation by Katarina Wittich
| Katarina Wittich is a native New Yorker now living in Hollywood,
where they make movies about the "Wild West". She graduated Cum Laude from
Yale University and earned her MFA from New York University Graduate School
of Film and Television. After many years as a First Assistant Director she
has now begun to concentrate on writing and directing her own projects. Her
professional directing debut was an episode of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE based
on her original story idea. BREAKING & ENTERING, her feature adaptation of
the acclaimed novel by Joy Williams, is currently in development.
In 1997 she accidentally came across the story of the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts. The tale of this courageous and unique people and their search for a home resonated deeply for her. It seemed a terrible loss that it had never been shown on screen. After several years of research she is now writing a fictional screenplay based on their history. She would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Black Seminole community who have been so generous with their history and with their time, in particular: William and Ethel Warrior, Izola Raspberry, Joni M. Jordan, Alice Fay Lozano, and Gertrudis Factor Vasquez. E-mail comments and questions are welcome at Kato109@mindspring.com |