Some of these genres for an underfunded filmmaker are achievable; others, more difficult. Undoubtedly, the current and developing crop of Native screenwriters and directors and actors have the talent to step up to the challenge and they are out there, believe me, trying and trying to break through.
FYI, the illustration is by Ryan Huna Smith, who also drew TRIBAL FORCE.
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Writerfella here --
The Kennedy-Marshall Company (CONGO, THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD, SIGNS, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, SEABISCUIT, MUNICH, and THE SIXTH SENSE) holds the option on writerfella's and Thomas McKelvey Cleaver's screenplay of ANASAZI, which is an action-oriented Native American science fiction movie based on a Native-authentic retelling of STAR WARS. There are no stereotypes, all Natives represented are modern American citizens, and the story takes its basis from Navajo legends about the last Anasazi, The Great Gambler. It is huge, taking in anthropological research about the Anasazi, current Native American situations and existences, plus what scientists are investigating anent the Anasazi. Whether or not it ever becomes a film is not up to its writers, as all they can do is the very best job on the script and then accept the money paid to them to keep the project alive. Cross your fingers, people; it may or may not ever become a film. But writerfella will spend some of his option monies to buy those interested a few cookies to at least hear that people are intrigued...
All Best
Russ Bates
'writerfella'
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