Dreamkeeper (2003)

Directed by

Steve Barron

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 54m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Lakota elder and his reluctant grandson drive from South Dakota to a New Mexico powwow. Along the way the grandfather tells traditional Indian stories to guide the grandson toward embracing his heritage.

tendercontemplativeintergenerationaltraveloguemythicearnestslow-pacedinstructional

What happens

Dreamkeeper is a 2003 film written by John Fusco and directed by Steve Barron. The main plot of the film is the conflict between a Lakota elder and storyteller named Pete Chasing Horse (August Schellenberg) and his Lakota grandson, Shane Chasing Horse (Eddie Spears). The plot unwinds as the two travel from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to the All Nations powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a trip the grandson takes only under duress. Along the way, the grandfather tells his grandson various Indian stories and legends to help him understand and choose the "good red road," i.e. to embrace an Indian identity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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