Storytelling is one of the oldest arts and most powerful shapers and healers of culture and consciousness. Snow Goose Productions was formed in 2002 by James, Andrew and Roberta Swan, to use the screens of our lives to enchant, as well as educate, and build bridges of understanding among people and between people and nature to make the world a better place to live.
The seeds go back to the 1960's. The tree has grown over decades of experience all across North America, Japan, and UK, with roots drawing on ancient wisdom and blending with modern electronic magic, to produce projects that nourish the soul.
We collectively draw on nearly 80 years of experience producing media programs and events up to 50,000. Some of the people who have been featured in our works include:
Actors
- Tantoo Cardinal, Kimberly Norris Guerrero, Jameson Parker, Darleen Carr Parker, and Patrick Kilpatrick.
Muscians and Dancers
- Paul Horn, R. Carlos Nakai, Anna Halpern, Ted Nugent, Maria Muldaur, Clarence Clemmons, Barry "The Fish" Melton, Dave Watson, Susan Osborn, Gordon Lightfoot and Steven Halprin.
Scientists and scholars
- Joseph Campbell, James Lovelock, Mary Catherine Bateson, Donald Michael, Sam Keen, Joan Halifax, Ashley Montagu, Master Thomas Lin Yun, Chung-Liang Al Huang, Thelma Moss, Kenneth Boulding, Barry Commoner and Nobel Laureate George Wald.
Athletes
- Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Rhode, Professional Track Association.
American Indian leaders
- Thomas Banyacya, Don Eduardo Calderone, Lewis Mehl, Jewell Praying-Wolf James and Russell Means.
Funding Sources for Our Productions Have Included:
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- CA Council for the Humanities
- Oregon Commission for the Humanities
- JRH Foundation
- The Beldon Fund
- L.G. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation
- Laurance Rockerfeller
- US EPA
- US National Park Service
- University of California at Davis
- University of Oregon
- Tohoku University
- City of Eugene, Oregon
- Govt. of American Samoa
- Nat. Audubon Society
- Odwalla Juice
- Safari Club International
- Bear and Co. Books
- LEF Foundation
- The Wild Sheep Foundation
- CA Waterfowl Association
- Nine CA County Fish and Game Commissions
- Nor. CA Fed. of Fly Fishers
- CA Fish and Game Wardens Assoc.
- Sierra Club Foundation