Films with: Alexie, Sherman

Business of fancydancing

Former Spokane Reservation best friends, Seymour and Aristotle have taken different paths when they are brought together for the funeral of an old friend. Both went off to college; one is now a successful poet, the other returned home embittered. Tensions and resentments flare as they meet again.

DVD 3208

Half of anything

A documentary that poses the question "What is a REAL Indian?" to four participants who examine the notion of how Indian identity is constructed from their individual and often very personal perspectives. Struggling at times to answer the question, they reveal the difficulty of determining what identity is.

DVD 7165

Smoke signals

Story of the journey of two Coeur d'Alene Indian boys from Idaho to Arizona. Victor is the stoic, handsome son of an alcoholic father who has abandoned his family. Thomas is a gregarious, goofy young man orphaned as an infant by a fire which Victor's father accidentally started while drunk. Thomas is a storyteller who makes every effort to connect with the people around him; Victor, in contrast, uses his quiet demeanor to gain strength and confidence. When Victor's estranged father dies in Arizona the two young men embark on a journey to recover his ashes. Along the way the two learn a number of life lessons from each other and those around them.

DVD 802