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- Lily Gladstone leads 'Fancy Dance' to the big screen
- When: 'Fancy Dance' opens in select theaters June 21 and streams globally on Apple TV+ June 28.
- What to know: Lily Gladstone stars as a woman taking care of her niece while searching for her own missing sister and preparing for an upcoming tribal gathering.
- The Oscar nominee told CBS News it’s the “most important” role of her career.
- “Forget the white-savior narrative: Fancy Dance brings visibility to the 'Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women' crisis, as well as struggles that modern Native Americans face today — all through the lens of Indigenous filmmakers and stars,” editor-writer Laura Clark told me after watching the film.
- Why I’ll be watching: If you’re not on the Gladstone hype train yet, you’re running late. It’s not slowing down any time soon!
- — Kelsey Weekman
- June 19, 2024
With Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Blayne Allen, Michael Rowe. Following her sister's disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child's white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.
Fancy Dance (2023) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Fancy Dance is a 2023 American drama film directed by Erica Tremblay in her feature narrative directorial debut, from a screenplay by Tremblay and Miciana Alise. It stars Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-Olson and Shea Whigham. Fancy Dance premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2023.
May 8, 2024 · Fancy Dance cast — Lily Gladstone as Jax. in Fancy Dance Lily Gladstone plays Jax, who goes on the run with her niece. She starred in the hit movie Flowers of the Killer Moon and plays Roxanne in the series Billions.
2 days ago · A year ago, Tremblay and Gladstone celebrated "Fancy Dance" at the First Americans Museum as it screened as the closing-night movie of the 2023 deadCenter Film Festival. "Fancy Dance" won best Indigenous feature and best narrative feature at last year's deadCenter, and Tremblay was named an Oklahoma Film Icon Award winner.
2 days ago · The same FBI that made its good name off of the murders of Osage people no longer cares to undo the harm caused by racism and greed. “Fancy Dance” reminds us of how communities care for each other, regardless of the risk involved. Tremblay’s narrative debut is simply beautiful, and hopefully, there’s much more to come. Drama.
2 days ago · 2023 turned out to be something of a breakout year for Lily Gladstone. Those who showed up for Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 film Certain Women were already aware of Gladstone’s excellence; the rest ...
