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
Skinwalkers · 2002Skinwalkers
★ 6.82002
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.
Skins · 2002Skins
★ 5.32002
MovieActionDrama
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.
Smoke Signals · 1998Smoke 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.
Hide Away · 2011Hide Away
★ 4.72011
MovieDrama
A successful businessman attempting to resurrect his life buys and boards a dilapidated sailboat.
A Thief Of Time · 2004A Thief Of Time
★ 6.02004
MovieCrimeMystery
Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.
The Seventh Fire · 2015The Seventh Fire
★ 6.02015
MovieDocumentary
When gang leader Rob Brown is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved American Indian community in northern Minnesota. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the future: becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation.
California Indian · 2011California 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.
Imprint · 2007Imprint
★ 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.
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