Production · Education · Collaboration
Photo: Grit & Grace Documentary, Nick Siegel
A non-traditional Rangeland Management student and a professional filmmaker built Grit & Grace from the ground up as hands-on work: one deepening a creative portfolio, the other creating a path into Wyoming agriculture.
Director · Cinematographer · Editor
The Human Intersection LLC
Nick is the film’s creative and technical lead. He directed the field production, filmed across Wyoming with his own equipment, shaped the visual storytelling, and leads the edit that will bring the women’s individual stories into one approximately 60-minute documentary.
The project showcases the quality of an upcoming documentarian through real production conditions: long travel days, changing weather, livestock movement, remote landscapes, interview work, natural sound, and the responsibility of representing people’s lives with care.
“This project is an investment in ourselves.”
For Nick, that investment means deepening his portfolio while filming what he loves—animals, nature, and the environment—and gaining substantial hands-on experience in documentary direction, cinematography, and post-production.
Producer · Project Coordinator · Interviewer
Rangeland Management & Plant Sciences student
Jordan is a non-traditional student at Sheridan College who created the project as a way to step into different parts of agriculture while connecting academic study with people working on the land.
As Producer and Coordinator, Jordan developed the project’s IYRP focus, built relationships with participants and advocates, conducted discovery calls and interviews, coordinated travel and production logistics, pursued fundraising, tracked project deadlines, and organized the free Sheridan premiere and future Wyoming showings.
His role is to hold the big picture together: the educational intention, the participants’ trust, the production needs, and the community experience that will surround the finished film.
Guidance & collaboration
The film is independent and student-led, strengthened by educational guidance, fiscal sponsorship, and agricultural relationships.
As Agriculture Program Director and an instructor in Agriculture and Rangeland Management, Mae Smith provides educational and technical guidance to the project. She helped connect the team with agricultural managers, advised interview direction and IYRP messaging, and supported the film’s goal of translating rangeland knowledge into an accessible story for Wyoming audiences.
As the documentary’s 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, Sheridan Community Land Trust responsibly receives, acknowledges, tracks, and administers charitable gifts for the project; eligible contributions may be tax-deductible. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to working ranches, open spaces, Wyoming history, and connecting people with the lands they value.
Learn more about Sheridan Community Land Trust ↗Production note
Grit & Grace is independently produced and student-led, with gratitude to Sheridan College for sponsoring the grand premiere and giving student passion room to grow.
