Powwow Highway 1989 R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Wacks Cast: A Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joannelle Nadine Romero, Amanda Wyss, Sam Vlahos, Wayne Waterman, Margot Kane, Geoffrey Rivas, Wes Studi, Graham Greene, John Trudell, Tony Frank
Cheyenne Buddy Red Bow (A Martinez) and Philbert (Gary Farmer) take off from their Montana reservation in Philbert's beat-up car on their way to Santa Fe to bail Buddy's sister out of jail. This is not only a road film but also a good treatise on the plight of today's Native Americans.
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Thunderheart 1992 R, 118 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted Cast: Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward, Fred Dalton Thompson, Sheila Tousey, Ted Thin Elk, John Trudell, Julius Drum, Sarah Brave
Ray Levoi (Val Kilmer) is an FBI agent whose mission (because he is part Sioux) is to investigate a murder on the Sioux reservation. He uncovers more than he initially set out to find.
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| 1. Powwow Highway (1989)
2. Thunderheart (1992)
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