Chris Eyre

Directing

Chris Eyre

Born December 4, 1968 · Portland, Oregon, USA (age 57)

An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Chris Eyre gained national attention in 1998 with the movie Smoke Signals. People Magazine called him "the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time."

Known For

Hide AwayHide Away · 2011
Hide Away
★ 4.72011
MovieDrama
A successful businessman attempting to resurrect his life buys and boards a dilapidated sailboat.
SkinwalkersSkinwalkers · 2002
Skinwalkers
★ 6.72002
MovieDramaThriller
Faced with the murder of three medicine men, Navajo police must find the culprit. That the murders appear to be the work of a Skinwalker, or bad medicine man, complicate and illuminate the detective's work.
Smoke SignalsSmoke Signals · 1998
Smoke Signals
★ 6.81998
MovieDramaComedy
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
The Doe BoyThe Doe Boy · 2001
The Doe Boy
★ 5.62001
MovieDramaRomance
A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.
SkinsSkins · 2002
Skins
★ 5.32002
MovieActionDrama
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.
ImprintImprint · 2007
Imprint
★ 5.22007
MovieDramaThriller
Shayla Stonefeather, a Native American attorney prosecuting a Lakota teen in a controversial murder trial, returns to the reservation to say goodbye to her dying father. After the teen is killed, she hears ghostly voices and sees strange visions that cause her to re-examine beliefs she thought she left behind.
A Thief Of TimeA Thief Of Time · 2004
A Thief Of Time
★ 6.02004
MovieCrimeMystery
Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.
California IndianCalifornia Indian · 2011
California Indian
2011
MovieDrama
Nick Thomas, a Pomo Indian and a successful Los Angeles radio host, is forced back to the reservation to help his brother Chi, and tribal leader Rich Knight lead the Tule Lake Rancheria out of danger from a seedy casino investor. At risk is whether the Native American Tribe members decide to accept a payment for instant gratification, or retain rights over the Casino project for a long-term benefit. Based on a true story and actual events at the Pomo Indian Tribe reservation in Northern California. The struggles inherent on reservations today are depicted in this true to life drama transcending current stereotypes of modern Native American culture to showcase the depths of the heritage that thrives today.

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