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Smoke Signals is a 1998 coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Chris Eyre from a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, based on Alexie's short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993). The film won several awards and accolades, and was well received at numerous film festivals. In 2018, the film was selected by the ...
- $2 million (est.)
- July 3, 1998
- B.C. Smith
Smoke Signals is director Chris Eyre's first feature film. It was the first Indigenous film written, directed, and performed by Indigenous actors. The 1998 comedy-drama was inspired by Sherman ...
Nov 27, 1998 · Two young men from a reservation in Idaho embark on a road trip to Phoenix to claim the remains of their father, who died of a heart attack. Along the way, they face their past, their culture, and their identity.
- Chris Eyre
- 142
- 1 min
A road movie about two young Indians who travel to pick up the ashes of their father, a former neighbor who saved their lives. The film is written, directed, co-produced and acted by American Indians, and features references to pop culture, history and politics. The dialogue is fresh, humorous and revealing of their world views.
Smoke signal. A painting of Native Americans using a smoke signal by Frederic Remington. The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over a long distance. In general smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger, or to gather people to a common area.
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Smoke Signals is a comedy-drama film about two Native American men who go on a road trip to collect the ashes of their father, who died of a heart attack. The film explores their relationship, their culture, and their struggles with identity and forgiveness.
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