Robert Lundahl

Anthropologist | Emmy®-winning Filmmaker | Investigative Journalist

"I don’t just film history; I document the active process of its reclamation."

For over three decades, my work has been defined by a single, unblinking objective: to map the modern American frontier where ancient sovereignty meets industrial appetite. From the tech hubs of Silicon Valley to the sacred "Flashpoints" of the Mojave Desert, I investigate the intersection of culture, consciousness, and environmental integrity.

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My background in the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and Allied Arts provided the structural lens through which I view the world, but it was my time on the frontlines that shaped my voice. Whether producing 75 Cinema Verité radio documentaries for KPFK Los Angeles or directing Emmy®-winning independent features, I have dedicated my career to breaking the "code of silence" that often surrounds institutional fraud, ecological genocide, and the erasure of indigenous heritage.

Today, as a practicing anthropologist and author, I continue this "sequence of understanding" through a body of work that spans film, radio, and literature. My mission is to replace fabricated myths with useful truths—proving that the American West was never fully "won" or "settled," but is being reclaimed every day by those who refuse to be exhumed.

The Body of Work

  • Film: 5 Independent Feature Documentaries and 18 international Television Programs, including the seminal works

    Unconquering the Last Frontier

    and Who Are My People?.

  • Radio: 75 Cinema Verité Radio Documentaries for the Pacifica Network (KPFK 90.7 FM), reaching the #2 media market in the U.S..

  • Books: Author of

    Resistance and Redemption, Gathering Fire, and

    Paiute Lands: Democracy in the Early Americas, bridging evidentiary science with tribal oral history.

  • Accolades: Emmy® Award winner, and recipient of the Addy, Telly, Cindy, Silver Screen, and the Tulalip Tribes Hibulb Cultural Center "Best Documentary" awards. 

Connect & Collaborate

  • Inquiries: robert@studio-rla.com

  • Updates: Join the conversation at Unassailable Ecological on Substack.

  • Educational: Available for screenings, guest lectures, and consulting on environmental restoration and cultural resource protection.