Native American Heritage Month: SMOKE SIGNALS

Watch Trailer Director: Chris Eyre
Cast: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer

Join us Thursday, November 7th at 7:00 p.m. as we host a special screening of SMOKE SIGNALS in celebration of Native American Heritage Month!

FREE Admission – tickets are required for entry

Written, directed, produced, and performed exclusively by a Native American creative team, Smoke Signals was the first feature film of its kind when it was released in 1998, winning countless awards on the independent film festival circuit and paving the way for greater representation in media for indigenous cultures via projects like Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Reservation Dogs, Prey, and True Detective: Night Country.

About the Film

Prompted by the death of his acerbic and alcoholic father, Victor Joseph and his childhood friend, Thomas Builds-the-fire, embark on a road trip beyond the boundaries of the Coeur d’Alene Reservation in order to retrieve the ashes of the dead man. The two friends each had a different relationship with the deceased – in Victor’s case, his father was not the best of role models; in Thomas’ case, the man saved his life from a house fire during infancy. Moreover, Victor and Thomas have different personalities and perspectives on their native identities, and these many differences come to the surface as the two make the very important (and often hilarious) journey to their ultimate destination — each learning a great deal about the other when it finally comes to spread the ashes and say farewell.