Julianna Brannum

Julianna Brannum is an Oklahoma-based documentary filmmaker. She served as Consulting Producer on The American Buffalo, directed by Ken Burns, and directed and produced the short film Homecoming, a companion to the series, both of which aired on PBS in 2023. She directed and produced the PBS documentary LaDonna Harris: Indian 101, supported by fellowships from the Sundance Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation / Tribeca Film Institute. 

Her producing credits include the Independent Lens film Conscience Point, the 2018 Emmy-nominated PBS series Native America, and Through the Repellent Fence, which screened at the Museum of Modern Art and South by Southwest. She also co-produced We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee, directed by Stanley Nelson. Brannum made her directorial debut with The Creek Runs Red, which aired on Independent Lens in 2007. She is a citizen of the Quahada band of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma.