A Thousand Roads

A Thousand Roads

Though we journey down a thousand roads, all our roads lead home.

2005 · 40 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

The film threads together four stories, taking us into the life of a stressed-out Mohawk stockbroker in Manhattan; a young Inupiat girl sent to live with her grandmother in Barrow, Alaska; a Navajo gang member who must find his core values in his reservation on the mesas of New Mexico; and a Quechua healer in Peru, attempting to save a sick child. Each story explores what it means to belong to a specific community.

Directed by Chris Eyre · Written by Scott Garen

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John Trudell Narrator (voice)
Alex Rice Amanda Cook
Jeremiah Bitsui Johnny Chee
Candice Costello Johnny Chee's Girlfriend
Geraldine Keams
Riana Malabed Dawn
Honorato Nanatay

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