Gary Sundown

Acting

Gary Sundown

Actor, Director, Producer, Fight/Stunt Coordinator - Award winning Director of his first feature film Bury My Heart With Tonawanda. Born in 1969, is a descendant of the Seneca Nation, and lives with his family in Western New York. Started acting in 2004, and has been in such films as Terrence Malick's The New World (New Line Cinema), America's First Nations (Discovery Channel), The Cherry Hill Mas…

Known For

A Quiet Place Part IIA Quiet Place Part II · 2021
A Quiet Place Part II
7.42021
MovieScience FictionThriller
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
The New WorldThe New World · 2005
The New World
6.52005
MovieDramaHistory
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
The Better AngelsThe Better Angels · 2022
The Better Angels
5.92022
MovieDramaHistory
At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who spends his days at the side of his beloved mother while learning to work the land from his stern father. When illness takes his mother, Abe's new guardian angel comes in the form of his new stepmother, who sees the potential in the boy and pushes for his further education.
Beyond the Call to DutyBeyond the Call to Duty · 2016
Beyond the Call to Duty
4.22016
MovieActionThriller
Five Spec Ops, Alpha Squad, head a simple Recon Mission that turns into an all out war for survival against a wave of undead experiments. Alpha Squad must fight, not just for the sake of their own survival, but the fate of the world.
Bury My Heart with TonawandaBury My Heart with Tonawanda · 2013
Bury My Heart with Tonawanda
1.02013
MovieDramaHistory
A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a developmentally disabled boy with Downs Syndrome who is rejected by his own family but is accepted and nurtured by the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
The Roots of LacrosseThe Roots of Lacrosse · 2020
The Roots of Lacrosse
2020
MovieDocumentary
Many lacrosse players and coaches often don’t know that the origins of the game of lacrosse has it’s roots in North American Indigenous nations.This short documentary provides a brief history of the sacred and cultural aspects of this sport, originally played for the Creator, as well as for the health and welfare of the people. The movie also defines the three types of North American, Indigenous lacrosse: Iroquois, Great Lakes, and Southeastern.

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