Grand Avenue 1996
- Director: Daniel Sackheim
- Seen by this director: The Glass House
- Based on the book by Greg Sarris
- Cast: Irene Bedard, Tantoo Cardinal, Eloy Casados, Alexis Cruz, Deena Dakota, Diane Debassige, Jenny Gago, Cody Lightning, A Martinez, Simi Mehta, August Schellenberg, Sheila Tousey
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Irene Bedard – Smoke Signals
- Tantoo Cardinal – Smoke Signals, The Education of Little Tree, Dances with Wolves
- Eloy Casados - Frost/Nixon, White Men Can’t Jump, Down and Out in Beverly Hills
- Cody Lightning – Smoke Signals
- August Schellenberg - 45 RPM, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Geronimo
- Sheila Tousey - Skinwalkers
- Why? The subject
- Seen: 12 November 2023
Mollie (Tousey) seeks a new life in California with her children when her husband dies and his family makes it clear that they are not welcome on the reservation.
They get help from Mollie’s cousin Anna
(Gago) who lives with her family on Grand Avenue but life in the city is not
easy. Bad housing, low-paying back-breaking jobs, racism, gangs, teen
rebellion, machismo, drugs, illness. But also friendship, solidarity, past
loves, family from the rez, reconnection with the tribe’s traditions.
It’s not always an easy film to watch,
but you don’t want to miss this one. Especially if you love Smoke Signals, which shares several of
the same actors.
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