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While it was not the first film created by native filmmakers in the United States, Smoke Signals is recognized as being the first feature-length film written, directed, and produced by Native Americans to reach a wide audience both in the US and abroad. This film is also notable for its authenticity with regard to its cast of Native American ...
Oct 1, 2019 · It was the first real Indigenous film, written, directed and largely acted by Indigenous people, and it did what no other Native film had done before: It successfully crossed over to...
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Jun 24, 2018 · Twenty years ago, director Chris Eyre directed and co-produced Smoke Signals, a coming of age story featuring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, and American Indian Movement (AIM) activist John Trudell.
Jul 3, 1998 · "Smoke Signals'' comes billed as the first feature written, directed, co-produced and acted by American Indians. It hardly seems necessary to even announce that: The film is so relaxed about its characters, so much at home in their world, that we sense it's an inside job.
Sep 26, 2018 · “Smoke Signals,” marketed by Miramax as “the first feature film written, directed, and produced by Native Americans,” was a critical success and crowd favorite from its debut at the ...
Nov 14, 2019 · Twenty-one years ago, the film Smoke Signals — directed by Chris Eyre — debuted at the Sundance Film Festival to a positive response. It was written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans thus marking a new milestone in Native filmmaking and representation.
Nov 27, 1998 · Smoke Signals: Directed by Chris Eyre. With Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer. Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.
