Frybread Face and Me
- Sunday, Nov 3, 2024, 6:00pm
Free screening in honor of Native American Heritage Month!
Winner of the best narrative feature at the 2023 Urbanworld Film Festival, FRYBREAD FACE AND ME follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother’s Arizona ranch, learning more about their family’s past and about themselves. Produced by Chad Burris and executive produced by Taika Waititi, the film stars Kier Tallman, Charley Hogan, Martin Sensmeier, Kahara Hodges and Sarah Natani. Written and directed by Native American filmmaker Billy Luther of the Navajo, Hopi and Laguna Pueblo tribes, whose other credits include the award-winning documentary MISS NAVAJO and the AMC series DARK WINDS. In English and Navajo with English subtitles.
Screenings are co-presented with Mother Nation and we ask that you support them with a donation this month. You can donate directly to them at their website or in-person at these screenings.
Free ticket reservations will begin one week prior to the film’s showtime.
Funding for this screening provided by 4Culture’s Sustained Support grant.
“Writer/director Billy Luther’s warm, tender, and funny debut Frybread Face and Me, which was executive produced by Taika Waititi, explores the humor and joy in finding your footing with family and the strength that comes from embracing your heritage.” Marya E. Gates, RogerEbert.com