Colleen Thurston is a documentary storyteller and film curator from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her films explore the relationships between humans and the natural world and focus on Indigenous perspectives. Colleen has produced for the Smithsonian Channel, Vox, Audible, and federal and tribal organizations. Her work has screened at international film festivals and been broadcast nationwide. 

Colleen is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma, the project coordinator for the Indigenous video series, Native Lens, and programmer for Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. Colleen is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.