Frybread Face and Me
2023
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Billy Luther is a Native American independent film writer, producer and director. He has made several documentaries and short films. He belongs to the Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo tribes. He is known for his movies Frybread Face and Me (2023) and Miss Navajo (2007), and the 2022 television series Dark Winds. Luther identifies as gay.
Apr 2, 2024 · Filmed in New Mexico with an almost entirely Indigenous crew, Frybread Face and Me shares the journey of two Navajo cousins, Benny and Dawn (or “Frybread Face”), who come together for one summer to live on their grandmother’s ranch. It is a story of family, hardship, loyalty, and knowing the importance of one’s roots.
Nov 21, 2023 · But the time he spends on the airy plains of the Navajo reservation, delicately depicted in the new film Frybread Face and Me, becomes a formative tether to his native culture and a subtle turning point in his coming of age. “This is my story, but the lines are blurred,” writer-director Billy Luther tells Them.
Nov 21, 2023 · Billy Luther, a documentary filmmaker, shares his personal story of growing up as a Native American in his first narrative film. He talks about the inspiration, the cast, the challenges, and the release of his coming-of-age drama set in 1990.
Nov 9, 2021 · This past summer, filmmaker Billy Luther (Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo Tribes) headed to New Mexico to film his narrative feature debut, “ Frybread Face and Me .” Luther’s previous...
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Jan 25, 2011 · Billy Luther is a Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo filmmaker who has made two feature films, Miss Navajo and GRAB, about Native American life and culture. He shares his insights on filmmaking, storytelling, and his experience at Sundance Institute and Festival.
Frybread Face and Me is a 2023 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Billy Luther. It stars Keir Tallman, Charley Hogan, Sarah H. Natani, Martin Sensmeier, and Kahara Hodges. Taika Waititi serves as an executive producer.
