Smoke Signals

This can join the disappointingly small of ranks of films such as, Powwow Highway, as being among the finest films by and about Native Americans. The direction in both films is borderline amateurish, but the passion is there. Watching this you realize that the filmmakers know what they're talking about. I don't what I can say about this film that I didn't already say in my blurb about Powwow Highway (which you can also find on this blog), because the two films are very similar, but they don't repeat themselves. I must, however, once again mention the performance of Gary Farmer who really is a fine actor, that, one day, I hope will given an opportunity to utilize his talents outside of the limited context of Native American reservations, but, then again, maybe he doesn't want to. This is a film I recommend for the interest in a culture that is all but lost in modern society when we no longer have need for a warrior.