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SYNOPSIS:After getting sick, a young Native American woman, Willa, returns to her mother's home where they both must come to terms with her illness. Willa's mother, who had been a long time 'shut in', begins venturing outside with her camcorder, taping the sunrise and mountains, bringing the outside world in to the bed ridden Willa.Pain turns into a source of inspiration, igniting her mother’s gift for storytelling and ultimately paving a path of magical transformations.Gripping performances by Tantoo Cardinal (Dances With Wolves, Legends of the Fall) and Rulan Tangen (The New World) are beautifully complimented with rich visual images and an impressive original soundtrack...
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Ancestor Eyes NEWS:10-07-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the American Indian Film Festival (San Francisco)10-6-08 ** named HONORABLE MENTION for STORYTELLING ** MONTANA CINE International Film Festival9-13-08 ** NOMINATED for BEST SHORT NARRATIVE and NATIVE SPIRIT AWARD ** Southern Winds Film Festival9-06-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Tacoma Film Festival (WA)8-31-08 ** named AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER for BEST SHORT NARRATIVE ** CA Next Gen Film Festival!!8-20-08 ** NOMINATED for BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE (Tantoo Cardinal)** CA Next Gen Film Festival8-10-08 ** named WINNER of DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD ** Rhode Island International Film Festival!!8-05-08 ** named WINNER of BEST SHORT DRAMA ** Action On Film Festival International!!8-04-08 ** NOMINATED for BEST SHORT NARRATIVE and NATIVE SPIRIT Awards ** Southern Winds Film Festival7-30-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Bay Street Film Festival (Thunder Bay, ON, CANADA)7-30-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Port Townsend Film Festival (WA)7-30-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Landlocked Film Festival (Iowa City)7-26-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Poppy Jasper Film Festival (Morgan Hill, CA)7-20-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Southern Winds Film Festival (Tecumseh, OK)7-4-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Indie Fest USA Film Festival (Anaheim, CA)7-1-08 ** Nominated for BEST SHORT DRAMA and WAB BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN ACTING ROLE-FEMALE (for Rulan Tangen!) at the Action on Film Festival International6-30-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Action On Film Festival International (Old Pasadena, CA)6-18-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the California Next Gen Film Festival (Sacramento, CA)6-09-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Woods Hole Film Festival (Woods Hole, MA)5-22-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (Providence, RI) -- Also, I will be speaking on the topic of "Special Interest Films, Native Cinema at Brown University)5-21-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Washougal International Film Festival (Washougal, WA)5-17-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Long Island International Film Expo (Bellmore, NY)5-14-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Talking Stick Film Festival (Santa Fe, NM)5-02-08 2nd Place WINNER at Twin Rivers Media Festival4-28-08 named OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Twin Rivers Media Festival (Asheville, NC)View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment

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Alright, I finally broke down and created a myspace account for my short film, Ancestor Eyes. Check out a scene from the film. SYNOPSIS: After getting sick, a young Native American woman, Wil...
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