Screening tonight. “Smoke Signals,” the 1998 independent film written by Sherman Alexie based on his acclaimed story collection, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,” will kick off Lawn Chair Luminata: Outdoor Movie Series tonight (June 25) at Meridian Place in downtown Barrie. The series shows a different film every Wednesday night. Named to the National Film Registry, the film was heralded as the first feature film to be written, directed and co-produced by American Indians. Directed by Chris Eyre, “Smoke Signals” was set on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation and filmed in North Idaho, Spokane and Eastern Washington. The film follows estranged friends Victor Joseph (Adam Beach) and Thomas Builds-the-Fire (Evan Adams) as they road-trip to Arizona to retrieve the ashes of Victor’s father, who had left his family years before. The movies start at dusk and there is no admission fee. Bring a chair, arrive early and enjoy the movie.
Screening tonight.
“Smoke Signals,” the 1998 independent film written by Sherman Alexie based on his acclaimed story collection, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,” will kick off Lawn Chair Luminata: Outdoor Movie Series tonight (June 25) at Meridian Place in downtown Barrie. The series shows a different film every Wednesday night.
Named to the National Film Registry, the film was heralded as the first feature film to be written, directed and co-produced by American Indians. Directed by Chris Eyre, “Smoke Signals” was set on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation and filmed in North Idaho, Spokane and Eastern Washington. The film follows estranged friends Victor Joseph (Adam Beach) and Thomas Builds-the-Fire (Evan Adams) as they road-trip to Arizona to retrieve the ashes of Victor’s father, who had left his family years before.
The movies start at dusk and there is no admission fee.
Bring a chair, arrive early and enjoy the movie.