Presented by the Bijou Film Board in partnership with UI Native American Student Association

Tickets for this event are FREE for students! (present your ID at the box office)

"At once poignant and slyly humorous, Eyre's film touches on the universal themes of loss, betrayal, redemption, and father/son relationships in ways that echo not only inside the reservation but outside as well." —Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

"It's an experience that, even through moments of tugging sadness, makes you want to cheer." —Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

To be followed by a post-screening discussion.

Arnold (Gary Farmer) rescued Thomas (Evan Adams) from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor (Adam Beach) resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family. Uneasy rivals and friends, Thomas and Victor spend their days killing time on a Coeur d'Alene reservation in Idaho and arguing about their cultural identities. When Arnold dies, the duo set out on a cross-country journey to Phoenix to retrieve Arnold's ashes.

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