Production Background & Awards

• NAACP Image Award Nominee – Hollywood (2025)
  Outstanding Animated Short Film for "Walk In The Light"

  • Currently on the film festival circuit and awaiting distribution.

  • Synopsis: A blind hero leads five people to safety from the rubble of the Oklahoma City Bombing while honoring his Indigenous heritage.

• Author of Walk In The Light, the children’s book based on the award-nominated film.

• Boston/New England Regional Emmy Nominee – Best Director

  • For the public service announcement: “The World Watched”, which addresses PTSD in first responders.

• Creator & Co-Author of the Beauty for Ashes Book Series, which shares the stories of survivors and first responders from the Oklahoma City Bombing.
  Titles include:

  • Mother Goose (Autobiography)

  • The Firefighter’s Hands (Children’s Book)

• Award-Winning Screenwriter

  • Wrote a full-length feature film script titled “Beauty for Ashes” based on the bombing.

  • Currently in development.

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Political & Communications Background

• Former Republican, now registered Independent.

• Worked as a political communications strategist in Washington, D.C.

  • Served on Capitol Hill and worked with notable figures such as Newt Gingrich and Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao.

• Winner of the MTV/RNC Speech Contest (2004)

  • Delivered a nationally televised primetime speech at the Republican National Convention.

  • Served as an Official Greeter for Air Force One.

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• In 2016, Princella shifted her focus from politics to arts and storytelling — using film and literature to unite Americans through culture.