Wichita-made 'Sleepdancer' sneaks tonight at Orpheum (fwd)

[phil cash cash]

Dear ILAT,

I suspect we will see many more films made in our endangered indigenous 
languages.  But it is reassuring to know that it is not an impossible 
task.

Phil Cash Cash
UofA, ILAT

On Sep 23, 2005, at 11:09 AM, phil cash cash wrote:

> Posted on Fri, Sep. 23, 2005
>  
> Wichita-made 'Sleepdancer' sneaks tonight at Orpheum
> http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/entertainment/12714044.htm<spacer.gif>
>
> "Sleepdancer," the second feature from award-winning Wichita filmmaker 
> Rod Pocowatchit, will be given a sneak preview at 7:30 p.m. today at 
> the Orpheum Theatre at First and Broadway.
>
> Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for students, seniors and military. 
> Pocowatchit will conduct a Q&A with audience members after the film.
>
> The 90-minute drama is about love, loss, fractured family and the 
> strength it takes to rediscover hope.
>
> It's told through the eyes of a coroner's investigator who tries to 
> unravel the story of a mute Native American man (played by filmmaker 
> Pocowatchit himself) whose father has just died.
>
> When the mute's embittered brother shows up, the coroner finds himself 
> in the middle of a family war.
>
> Also appearing in the film are Pocowatchit's brother, Guy Ray 
> Pocowatchit, and Mark Wells.
>
> Music in the film is provided by Wichita artist Gooding with 
> traditional Indian songs by the Lawrence-based group, Tha Tribe.
>
> The film, made entirely in Wichita, is unrated but contains adult 
> language and situations.
>
> Tonight's sneak gives Wichitans a chance to see the film first before 
> it is submitted to various film festivals.
>
> Pocotwatchit's first feature, "Dancing on the Moon," received a 
> similar preview at the Orpheum in 2002 for local audiences before 
> making a splash at festivals as far away as Canada and Italy.
>
> Pocowatchit, who also works as a designer for The Eagle, has made four 
> short films and received a special jury prize as promising newcomer at 
> a San Francisco festival in 2003 for his first feature.
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