We had the good fortune of connecting with Edward Tyndall and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Edward, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
I started making documentaries films when I was twenty six, and it was very difficult trying to figure out how to monetize my passion. Ultimately I realized that working as a creative in a university system was an amazing way to make films on my terms while still making a living. Most of my films are financed through non-profit grants and then distributed through PBS after film festival runs, which allows them to play to audiences in theatrical settings worldwide before TV/streaming broadcast. It’s a great way to be engaged, make films I’m passionate about, and have financial security.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
My creative work is largely expressed through filmmaking (often documentary) and writing short fiction. The great thing about documentary is that it allows you to explore many different worlds and gives you empathy and perspective on diverse stories that you normally wouldn’t have access to. I also love writing fiction because there aren’t any physical limitations on the worlds you can create, as often is the case with film. Both are forms of storytelling, of course, and so they’re related in that way. I’ve worked with so many amazing people, from the famous, like Cheech Marin, to humble human rights activists trying to help others out of the spotlight. The greatest challenge has been to produce enough creative success that doors are opened to larger and larger stories. Access is so often about perceived legitimacy as a creative, and that’s been a long journey. I’m really excited about several current projects. My documentary ‘Heartbreak Country’ about migrant deaths on the US southern border has really changed my perspective on border issues. That film has been playing in cities across the country and will air on PBS this spring. I’m also currently in production on a film called Fierro = Steel, about Richard Fierro, the Army veteran credited with stopping the Club Q mass shooter. On the fiction side, I’m working with Ricardo Ruiz, an amazing Tejano painter, on an illustrated version of my short story Wayfaring Strangers, originally published by Running Wild Press.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
It’s so hard to make choices about what to do in Colorado! So many amazing possibilities. I’d take them on a hike around Guanella Pass, then to eat at Uno Mas Taqueria and Sushi Den on Old South Pearl Street in Denver. Then I’d take them to a film at the Mayan Theatre and walks in Cheeseman Park and Washington Park, also in Denver. I’d also take them to Bear Creek in Evergreen for a little fly fishing, then to Rocky Mountain National Park as the climactic trip end.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I’d like to dedicate my story to my wife and daughter, who have always been my biggest supporters and fans. I couldn’t do what I do without them.

Website: https://edwardtyndall.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edwardrtyndall/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@edwardtyndall4135

Other: https://vimeo.com/edwardtyndall

Image Credits
1: Edward Tyndall 2: Richard Fierro in Fierro = Steel 3: Cheech Marin and Ricardo Ruiz in The Cheech, 4: Crystal Costadoni in The Good From the Bad 5: Deputy Don White in Heartbreak Country

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