Films - Laurel Werner

Laurel Roselle Werner Film Productions

I have been learning about documentary filmmaking since 2016 and have watched hundreds of films. Probably because I am sensitive to my own challenges through interconnectedness I am drawn to stories of bravery and courage. I love it when great cinematography is combined with the story of people and animals overcoming immense odds for survival and their courage for change. I have had the good fortune of working with inspiring directors on these films.

PLAY LIST

Wild Beauty, Mustang Spirit of the West (2022)

Get swept up into the world of the wild ones. Through this cinematically stunning, immersive experience that leads the viewer through what it is like to be out on the range, or literally amongst a herd of galloping horses, our innovative footage of mustangs who are currently being wrongfully and cruelly captured by the thousands and sent into permanent pens or even in the slaughter pipeline to Mexico and Canada so that public lands can be used by the livestock and energy industries.

Refuge (2022)

REFUGE is a story about fear and love in the American South. A leader in a white nationalist hate group finds healing from the people he once hated – a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees. Chris is a husband and father, a veteran, and until recently, a leader in the KKK. He started hating Muslims when the planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11, but is forced to confront his hate when he receives a text from Muslim refugee, Heval. REFUGE illustrates the false promises of hate and reveals where real and lasting refuge is found. Where there is love, there is refuge.

THE SUN LADIES OF YAZIDI (2018)

The Sun Ladies is a 7-minute VR documentary that mixes live action footage and virtual reality animation. It’s about the Yazidi women who were targeted when ISIS invaded Iraq in 2014. The men were killed and the women were kidnapped as sex slaves. The Sun Ladies is a group of survivor Yazidi women who escaped from sex slavery and, instead of waiting in refugee camps for the war to end, they formed an all-female unit in the Kurdistan Army to fight ISIS.

KILITECH (2020)

My own personal documentary film showcasing the impact of helping 20,000 children with water, sanitation, and school supplies in Tanzania. A few simple actions can create a wave of immense change.