“Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.� This Albert Einstein quote begins the film Imagine, directed by local filmmaker Deidra Peaches in 2007 for the National Museum of the American Indian's showcase "Thanksgiving Revisited: New Views by Young Filmmakers."
Deidra Peaches is a director, producer, editor and co-founder of Paper Rocket Productions LLC. She is a self-taught, full-time Diné filmmaker. Born in Flagstaff, she is of TodÃch'ÃÃ'nii (Bitter Water) born for Lók'aa' dine'é (Reed People).
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