August 2004
 Black
Cloud is the first film written and directed by veteran actor
Rick Schroder. He developed
his script about a Navajo man competing to place on the Olympic
boxing team after learning about Navajo boxer Lowell Bahe's goal
to fight in the 2008 Olympics. Schroder first became passionate
about boxing while filming The Champ, for which he won
a 1979 Golden Globe for New Star of the Year. He enjoys popular
recognition from his lead roles on the television series NYPD
Blue and Silver Spoons. Schroder lives in the Phoenix
Valley in Arizona and was born in Staten Island, New York.
"I created Black Cloud to give the Indian youth a hero
of their own. Through imagination and faith, the locks and walls
around each of us can crumble–which can lead us to dare to
accomplish. Within each of us are amazing possibilities."
Screened by NMAI
Image credit:
Rick Schroder - photograph by Kyle Kendrew
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