The English Deptarment, with the support of the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Programs Fund, and the Office of the Provost, cordially invites you to attend a very special event. Native American film maker Chris Eyre will be on campus to host a screening of his award winning film, Smoke Signals, and to answer questions following the film on Monday, November 15, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. in Banquet Rooms A & B of the Oakland Center. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served during the hour before the event.
The award-winning film Smoke Signals is the first feature film written, directed, and starring Native Americans. The screenplay, written by poet/novelist Sherman Alexie (based on stories from his book "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven") follows the adventures of two Coeur d’Alene youths who venture from the reservation to Arizona to collect the remains of the father of one of them. A variation of the classical road trip/buddy movie, this film mixes hilarious comedy with darker, sharply poignant moments. It explores contemporary Native American experience and explodes Indian stereotypes such as the Vanishing Indian and romanticized versions of the warrior and the shaman.
For more information abot this screening, see the English Department's Current Events Page.
Reviews of Smoke Signals*:
Interviews with and articles about Sherman Alexie and Chris Eyre
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