Publicity Photos by Karl W. Schmidt

Production Assistant Blake Brown gets us started filming "re-enactment" visuals of Sequoyah and his wife and daughter in their "cabin "at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, OK.

Cherokee Nation citizen James Greg Bilby in the role of Sequoyah. Photo by Karl W. Schmidt.

Cherokee Nation citizen James Greg Bilby in the role of Sequoyah. Photo by Karl W. Schmidt.

Cherokee Nation citizen James Greg Bilby in the role of Sequoyah. Photo by Karl W. Schmidt.

Fortier and Howe begin filming "re-enactment" visuals of Sequoyah and his wife and daughter in their "cabin "at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, OK.

Joshua Nelson discusses Sequoyah's aborted Cherokee numbering system with Sequoyah descendant John Ross. John Ross also is a descendant of the 19th century Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation (and his namesake), John Ross.

Filming Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant) and Joshua Nelson as they discuss her life-long career as a dancer, educator and "Beloved Edler" of the Cherokee Nation.

Filming the Cherokee genealogy scene with Cherokee genealogist David Hampton, Sequoyah descendant Winnie Guess Purdue, and Joshua Nelson.

Filming the "Fancher" scene with Joshua Nelson and Jeff Briley, Deputy Director, Oklahoma History Center.

Filming with Joshua Nelson and Zaragoza based historian Alberto Galindo.

The crew poses with ranch owners after filming the caves on their property in Zaragoza, Coahuila, MX.

LeAnne Howe sits in as Fortier sets up the shot for an interview with Zaragoza historian Alberto Galindo.

Fortier takes a break after a long hot day filming in Muzquiz and Nacimiento, Coahuila, MX.

Having run out of daylight and with no production lights, the crew opts to record an audio interview with Dulce Robles Herrera (Negros Mascogos) of Nacimiento, Coahuila, MX

Production Manager and translator Amanda Cuellar and Fortier prepare for a shot in Muzquiz, Coahuila, MX.

Production Manager and translator Amanda Cuellar and Fortier film in Muzquiz, Coahuila, MX.

Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant) in the Zaragoza town plaza.

Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant) in the Zaragoza town plaza waiting for her next shot.

Filming in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Howe and Nelson prepare for a scene with Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant) in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Filming in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Filming in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Filming in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Filming in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant) and Joshua Nelson in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant) reflects over the grave marked "Cherokee" in the Morelos cemetery in Morelos, Coahuila, MX.

Centro Cultural, Ernesto Julio T, Zaragoza, Coahuila, MX. L-R, Karl Schmidt, Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant), Tiffany & Joshua Nelson (back row), Alberto Galinda, Amanda Cuellar, James Fortier, LeAnne Howe.

Filming in the Centro Cultural, Ernesto Julio T, Zaragoza, Coahuila, MX

James Fortier in Zaragoza, Coahuila, MX.

In Zaragoza, Coahuila, MX. L-R, LeAnne Howe, Alberto Galindo, Virginia Zertuche Flores (Mayor), James Fortier (in back), Winnie Guess Perdue (Sequoyah descendant), Tiffany Nelson, Joshua Nelson.

Fortier and Nelson prepare a shot.

Fortier, Howe and Nelson discuss an upcoming interview shoot.

Filming a scene in Sequoyah descendant Verna Bates' art studio in Oklahoma.

Producer/Writer LeAnne Howe prepares for an interview with Mosiah Bluecloud (Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma).

Filming in an old cemetery in Nacimiento, Coahuila, MX.

Interviewing Charlie Rhodarmer, Dir. of the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, TN in 2016.

Co-Producer and Host Joshua Nelson interviews Prof. Daniel Justice (Cherokee) of the University of British Columbia in 2016.

After filming interview with Lynn Harlan, Public Affairs Dir. EBCI, North Carolina, 2016. L-R, Howe, Nelson, Harlan, Fortier

Co-Producer and host/narrator Joshua Nelson interviews artist and Cherokee scholar Candessa Tehee of the Cherokee Nation, 2016.

Fortier and Howe filming from their production van in Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico.

It's a wrap!