fretless films

Award-winning filmmaker John Whitehead's production company

Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang

A documentary about the gang-related murder / suicide that took the lives of four teenagers in Appleton, Wisconsin, my home town.

  • Funded by the Independent Television Service (ITVS).
  • Selected as the premiere episode in the PBS series Independent Lens.
  • John Whitehead: Writer, Producer, Director, Editor.

more projects

Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian

Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story

Transplant: A Gift For Life

First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe Language

Mississippi National River Recreation Area

StorySwap

St. Olaf Choir: The First 100 Years

The Practice of Science

Minnesota: A History of the Land

Make ’Em Dance: The Hackerberry Ramblers’ Story

Precious Waters

Clay, Wood, Fire, Spirit: The Pottery of Richard Bresnahan

Death of a Dream: Farmhouse in the Heartland

Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang