ViviLu Productions

ViviLu founder Kathryn Machi is a proud, enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a dual American-French citizen. Her TV drama, June Rose: An American Chronicle, and feature Firebird (in development), are both on The Indigenous List, representing "the best and most promising Native creatives in the film and television industry." As executive producer and writer, she is in development with The Pistils, a performance thriller set in the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, dramatizing the crisis of MMIWG (Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls).

As a working mother, Kathryn won Women's and Native American scholarships at San Francisco State University, where she earned her BA/MFA in Creative Writing, focusing on Screenwriting, Fiction, and Journalism; she also studied yoga and Modern dance. She has worked as a paralegal, a legal librarian, a researcher, a waitress, a go-go dancer, and, for over twenty years, a holistic healer and instructor. Kathryn is an active member of the Writers Guild of America, Women in Film Bay Area, and the Cherokee Nation Film Writers group. She and her husband have two adult children and live in San Francisco, California.

Contact: Manager, Brian Judy, Bohemia Group. Office: 323.462.5800 / Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

PROJECTS:

FIREBIRD (In Development): YA dance drama set in the Cherokee Nation and the South of France.

THE PISTILS (In Development): Performance-based thriller set in the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.

JUNE ROSE: AN AMERICAN CHRONICLE: Family/Feminist TV drama series set in the late 1960s San Francisco and the Cherokee Nation. Inspired by true events.

THE LIGHT IN PARIS: Romantic drama set in 1980s rock'n'roll Paris. Inspired by true events.

THE DANGERGIRLS: Limited series thriller set in San Francisco's gritty '80s underground art scene.

"Vivid" and "Lucent" ViviLu Productions also offers script and story consulting, editing, and proofreading services. Please direct inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./415.250.5596.

ViviLu's logo, "Nirvana," is generously donated by San Francisco artist Pam Borelli. http://sfwomenartists.org/artist/pam-borrelli/

About

As a working mother, ViviLu founder Kathryn Machi won Women’s and Native American scholarships at San Francisco State University, where she earned her BA in English/Journalism and MFA in Fiction/Screenwriting, focusing on feminist, multicultural, and arts-oriented stories.

An erstwhile paralegal, Modern/Afro-Brazilian dancer, and holistic healer, Kathryn is a proud, enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a dual American-French citizen. TV drama, JUNE ROSE: AN AMERICAN CHRONICLE, and Young Adult feature, FIREBIRD, are both on The Indigenous List, representing "the best and most promising Native creatives in the film and television industry." Kathryn and her husband have two adult children and live in San Francisco, California.