Dreamkeeper
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Movie Reviews of Dreamkeeper
Movie Review: Marvelous Stories!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some have taken issue with the Amazon Reviewer---have never read a review by any reviewer---perhaps your comments show why.
Dreamkeeper is an excellent film! Of 88 speaking parts, 87 were Indian, about time.
The camera work in this film is outstanding. The stereo cameras provide an almost
perfect match to the workings of the human eye---these facts from the special portion of the DVD.
Perhaps the most meaningful thing to me, are the legends from the Old Ones of our tribes. Have Cherokee blood from both paternal and maternal sides of family and Creek from paternal bloodline as well.
Some of our relatives were taken to Oklahoma to reservations there. The herding of our people to these pens broke the spirits of many. This, in my opinion, led to the reservation conditions we see today.
The stories are listed in other reviews here and will not duplicate the excellent efforts put forth there. The fact that Indians are shown telling the legends of our people is very meaningful.
Thank you to Robert Halmi,Sr and Jr the Producers;
John Fusco, one adopted into the Nation, for his Script;
Director of Photography Jon Hoffin;
Music by Stephen Warbeck;
and the directing by Steve Barron.
This is and outstanding work by so many of the Real People. Recommend it highly.
Movie Review: I Loved It!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is so awsome i just love it alot its like telling people how to be a person you know not like telling them to show how to respect and how to accept others for who they are. and that there are many reasons why some things happen and that there is reasons and choices to every thing that you do and there are many stages to life. but this movie is the best movie that i have ever seen lol but you dont see many Indian Native movies like these so i hope to see more of this stuff becuase its really awsome and i think that maybe this movie can probally help people by understanding how to make the right choices and maybe how to respect and learn alot of things that was taken from us long ago so im am really proud of what you guys have put together and that its really awsome!Its so amazing becuase my mom and my dad do the Medicine Wheel Workshops and they talk about most of these things that they talk avbout in this movie they do like Spiritual stuff just like ceremonies and other things like that i cant really explane it right now lol but yea i love this movie and you guys did a very excillent job on putting this movie together! so if you guys would like to be interested in taking a look at my dad and my moms business there website is called Kakakaway.com so they would be very pleased but anyways have nice day lol buh-bye!
Raylenia Littlecrow
Movie Review: LOVE IT!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my most favorite movies of all time! I love Native American history and lore. This movie allowed me in to view the intimate and wonderful tradition of passing down "story-telling" to ones decendents.
Most movies on Native American lore cover one story, but this movie does an excellent and breath-taking job of covering many stories, all the while following along one main lore(Eagle Boy), along with the present day situation(with the grandfather and grandson). The interaction between the grandfather and grandson was very endearing and entertaining and had me laughing out loud in some parts. Having a teenage son myself, I related to the grandson's attitude and enjoyed watching the change that took place in his heart.
The presentation of each story, within the story, is so excellent that it could stand alone as a movie in itself. There are at least a dozen mini stories, and they are all excellent. My favorites being about Thunderboy, The Kiowa Texan, and The Done Pony. Each story had an excellent message and I highly recommend it just for that reason alone, as it is great for every day life lessons to children and adult alike. The feeling and emotion of the entire movie is inspirational!
What a wonderful piece of art! I could honestly watch this movie every day.
Movie Review: hoka hey!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was one of the best films I've seen in a long time. Although the actors don't seem real comfortable with their lines in the first 5 minutes, that melts away fast. It was truly awesome to see stories I'd heard long time ago being played out so creatively. So many great characters and so much great humor (the white guy they pick up is hysterical..."no cream in my coffee, I'm a vegan") and beautiful storytelling that all centers on the truth that stories and life can't be separated and they're what keeps us alive. I missed the credits so I don't know who directed or was the d.p. but I loved their wonderfully creative use of film as an art form. The special effects weren't cheesy like they could've been but instead made things come alive even more... Everything was done so tastefully that you could cry one moment and laugh like crazy the next. And there are so many incredible shots.What I'm in awe of is whoever sunk that much money into making this film. It's a true gift for generations, keeping alive some of the best stories from the real America/Turtle Island and weaving all of into a deep and compelling story that can move anyone who listens.
(and, we even get to see Tantoo Cardinal again prove that she really IS great as everybody's mom... you'll see lots of familiar faces, and not just from dances w/wolves!)
Movie Review: Dreams are the teachers that tell a people how to believe
Summary: 5 Stars
And without them, a people no longer exists. Life's rough on the Pine Ridge Rez. Young Shane's (Eddie Spears) abandoning his traditional family in favor of a gang. His Grandfather (August Schellenberg) wants Shane to take him to the All Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, but Shane doesn't want to leave until a fight with his gang propels him off the rez at a fast clip.
Along the way, Grandfather tells Shane the stories of the Native peoples. This is not just the Lakota stories from Pine Ridge, you also have the story of a young Multnomah Indian who sacrifices herself for the health of her people, the young Cheyenne quill worker who becomes Starwoman, stories of both Spider and Coyote, the two tricksters.
The imagery on this 2 and a half hour special is amazing. The directors have gone to a lot of trouble to create a mystical landscape for the stories to take place and the work far exceeds any 'made for TV' label I've ever seen.
This is also a groundbreaking event. Of 88 characters, 87 are played by Native actors. The Native traditions, including patterns of speech, are respected in this story. "Dreamkeeper" is well worth the time. Be sure to look at the "Making Of" section following the film. The information is fascinating.
Rebecca Kyle, July 2008