(1998) dir Chris Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho) w/Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal [90 min; 35mm]
Director Chris Eyre’s monumental first feature—also the first commercially released American feature written, directed, and co-produced by Native American people—presents two young Native men, stoic Victor and nerdy Thomas, who journey from the Couer-d’Alene reservation to retrieve the ashes of Victor’s long-lost father. The road trip deepens the pair’s tenuous friendship, as they explore their Native identity and confront past traumas with courage and humor.
★★★★ “A striking feature debut… shows a keen eye for daily life on the rez.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“Well-acted, well-written, with spare, beautiful imagery, ‘Smoke Signals’ has it nailed.” – Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Brattle Film Notes: “Smoke Signals and the Importance of Storytelling”
Screens with
CARRYING FIRE
(2009) dir Marie Burke (Cree/Dene) [4 min; Digital]
httpv://youtu.be/vQhviwp8j38
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- SMOKE SIGNALS
- Fri 4/22 at 7:00 PM
- THE HONOUR OF ALL PART 1
- Sat 4/23 at 12:00 PM
- ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT
- Sat 4/23 at 2:30 PM
- THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME
- Sat 4/23 at 5:00 PM
- KISSED BY LIGHTNING
- Sat 4/23 at 7:00 PM
- ATANARJUART: THE FAST RUNNER
- Sun 4/24 at 1:00 PM
- KANEHSATAKE: 270 YEARS…
- Sun 4/24 at 4:30 PM
- TRUDELL
- Sun 4/24 at 7:00 PM
- RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS
- Tue 4/26 at 6:00 PM
- DRUNKTOWN’S FINEST
- Wed 4/27 at 5:30 PM
- NATURALLY NATIVE
- Wed 4/27 at 8:00 PM
Brattle Passes accepted.
Special, Usher, and Producer members may reserve passes here.
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Smoke Signals
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(1998) dir Chris Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho) w/Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal [90 min; 35mm]
Director Chris Eyre’s monumental first feature—also the first commercially released American feature written, directed, and co-produced by Native American people—presents two young Native men, stoic Victor and nerdy Thomas, who journey from the Couer-d’Alene reservation to retrieve the ashes of Victor’s long-lost father. The road trip deepens the pair’s tenuous friendship, as they explore their Native identity and confront past traumas with courage and humor.
Screens with
CARRYING FIRE
(2009) dir Marie Burke (Cree/Dene) [4 min; Digital]
httpv://youtu.be/vQhviwp8j38