Smoke Signals
Summary:
This dramatic feature was written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans. Native American writer Sherman Alexie scripted this adaptation of his 1993 short story collection -The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Director Chris Eyre's previous short Someone Kept Saying Powwow is incorporated into the 88-minute feature. Developed at the Sundance Lab in 1995, the ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Adam Beach - (Victor Joseph)
Evan Adams - (Thomas Builds-the-Fire)
Irene Bedard - (Suzy Song)
Gary Farmer - (Arnold Joseph)
Tantoo Cardinal - (Arlene Joseph)
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Review:
Smoke Signals gained notoriety for being the first major release to be directed by, written by, and star Native Americans. While the film takes a look at the many factors affecting the Native American community (alcoholism, reservation life), it also addresses in pointed, but not overbearing, ways the history of the Native American onscreen. The... Continue >>
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