Alcatraz Is Not an Island

James is an enrolled member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Ojibway First Nation. He received his B.A. at San Francisco State University. Alcatraz Is Not an Island won best documentary feature at the American Indian Film Festival and screened at Sundance. He's won numerous awards, including three regional Emmy Awards and the duPont-Columbia Award.

Jon Plutte is an award-winning filmmaker, multimedia producer, exhibit designer, and musician. A Bay Area native, his past work includes managing, designing, and producing multimedia exhibits and permanent media displays at the Presidio of San Francisco, Alcatraz Island, and the Marin Headlands, among others. Jon produced and directed We Hold the Rock, the first documentary made about the Indian occupation of Alcatraz in 30 years. This early exhibit and multimedia project has now developed into Alcatraz Is Not an Island. He is also working with the City of Richmond, California on a documentary about the Richmond, California shipyards during World War II entitled It's Our Fight, Too!, and is collaborating with the City of Richmond, California and the National Park Service to help develop the new Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park.