Smoke Signals
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Smoke Signals is a 1998 independent film based on Sherman Alexie’s stories that explores contemporary Native American life through a road trip and family drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Smoke Signals canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Audience Award – 1998 Sundance Film Festival
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Best Film – 1998 American Indian Film Festival ⓘ Filmmakers Trophy – 1998 Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Sherman Alexie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adam Beach
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Cody Lightning NERFINISHED ⓘ Evan Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Bedard NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantoo Cardinal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Arnold Joseph
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Suzy Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Builds-the-Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Brian Capener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | landmark in Native American cinema ⓘ |
| director | Chris Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Katherine Wenning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEthnicGroup | Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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coming-of-age film ⓘ road movie ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
father–son relationship
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intergenerational trauma ⓘ reservation life ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Adam Beach
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Evan Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
contemporary Native American life
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family relationships ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| musicBy | BC Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first feature film written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans to receive major theatrical distribution ⓘ |
| notableScene | discussion of what it means to be a 'real' Indian ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two young Coeur d'Alene men travel from their reservation in Idaho to Arizona to retrieve the remains of one man's estranged father. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ShadowCatcher Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1998-06-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sherman Alexie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation
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Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.