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"Powwow Highway"

Image from a poster for "Powwow Highway"Powwow Highway
(1989, 90 min.) US
Executive Producer: George Harrison and Denis O'Brien
Director: Jonathan Wacks
Produced by: Handmade Films
Actors: A. Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joannelle Nadine Romero, Graham Greene, and Wes Studi

Old friends Buddy (A. Martinez), a hard-edged activist who is fighting to protect his community from greedy developers, and Philbert (Gary Farmer), a seeker of Native wisdom, set off together on a life-changing road trip from Lame Deer, Montana, to Santa Fe. Farmer's playful and startlingly honest portrayel of the artless Philbert remains a landmark performance in challenging Hollywood's stereotypes, and Powwow Highway has become a classic of Native film history.

Awards

  • Best Feature at 1989 Sundance Film Festival.

Image credit: Powwow Highway; Image from a poster for Powwow Highway

Awards

Gary Farmer

Graham Greene
Wes Studi
Jonathan Wacks

2007 Native Cinema Showcase

2005 Native Cinema Showcase

2004 At the Movies, DC

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