Monty Dobson

DIGADOHI: Lands, Cherokee and the Trail of Tears (2017 - 2019)
Documentary by SPLLCFILMS Director/Producer DIGADOHI means lands in Cherokee and the story of their removal is recorded in the archaeology at places like the Snelson-Brinker farm in Missouri, and in the traditions and family histories of the Cherokee today. July 4th, 2017 the historic Snelson-Brinker cabin was burnt to the ground. A criminal investigation was launched. Using cutting edge archaeological methods, STEM, and archival research a group of community activists and Cherokee leaders work to rescue a historic property from the arsonist's flames and identify the graves of the Cherokee who died there on the Trail of Tears. Filming for DIGADOHI began in November of 2017 at archaeological and historic sites along the route from Cherokee homelands in the East, to Oklahoma. The film chronicles a year of those investigations and weaves the family stories - European, African, and Native - that were unearthed there into the national story of America. Ultimately The Cherokee story is one of survival and passing on a living culture.

America: From the Ground Up! (2014 - 2018)
TV Series Writer

Digadohi: Lands, Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears (2018)
Film Writer

America from the Ground Up Season Two (0000 - 2016)
Documentary by Stratigraphic Productions LLC and Central Michigan University Executive Producer, Lead Writer, Host America from the Ground Up combines energetic camera work, aerial photography, and fast paced editing that brings the viewer along on the expedition and behind the scenes on some of today’s most important historical and archaeological projects. The viewer follows Monty along on jouncing Jeep rides, canoe trips, or an underwater archaeology project for the archaeological adventure of a lifetime.

America From the Ground Up (2014)
Television by Stratigraphic Productions LLC Executive Producer

Queen of Vice Drama ⋄ Crime Based on a True Story: In the aftermath of WWII a small town farm girl battles the mob, corrupt cops and her own demons to rise to the top of a vice empire in America's lost mob playground Hot Springs, Arkansas.