DreamKeeper (2003)

In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony and him to Albuquerque to ... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Barron

Writer:

John Fusco

Stars:

August Schellenberg, Eddie Spears, Gary Farmer

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
August Schellenberg	...	Grandpa
Eddie Spears	...	Shane
Gary Farmer	...	Iktome
John Trudell	...	Coyote
Chaske Spencer	...	Eagle Boy
Teneil Whiskeyjack	...	Quillwork / Powwow Girl
Alex Rice	...	She Crosses The Water
Michael Greyeyes	...	Thunder Spirit
Tantoo Cardinal	...	Old Pawnee Woman
Dakota House	...	Dirty Belly
Sean Wei Mah	...	High Horse
Sage Galesi	...	Mae Little Wounded / Blue Bird Woman (as Sage)
Gordon Tootoosis	...	Kills Enemy
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Iron Spoon
Sheila Tousey	...	Janine

Storyline

In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony and him to Albuquerque to the great powwow, an Indian meeting. While traveling, Grandpa tells mysterious Indian tales of love, friendship and magic.

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Plot Keywords:

blackfoot indian | cherokee indian | cheyenne indian | kiowa indian | lakota indian | 

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Taglines:

A grandfather who believes in tradition. A teenager who believes in today.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The "All Nations Pow-wow" that the grandfather and grandson Shane are going to is actually the Gathering of Nations Pow-wow that takes place annually in April in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Goofs

When Shane is first standing with Mae Little Wounded in front of her house, May has both hands out admiring the ring, then in the next shot a second later, May only has one hand out, which is held by Shane's hand.

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Quotes

Sam: Casino on the rez now, yeah?
Grandpa: Gonna go over there one night. I'd like to win a million dollars.
Sam: What would you do with a million dollars, old man?
Grandpa: Buy a sports car, buy me a young, white woman who wants an Indian name, and drive to the All Nations Powwow in style.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #33.4 (2005)

User Reviews

Great tv Indian Movie. Great mythological stories

Great Indian TV movie. Great performances from almost all of both young and older Hollywood Native American actors/actresses. It's too bad that most of the general public doesn't know these guys's names from Adam but they are all great perfomances in this tele-film. Very cool Native American mythology stories & I'm always into films with the great Eddie Spears and Michael Greyeyes. If you didn't see this when it aired on ABC then check it out when it comes to DVD/Video. Hopefully, one day Hollywood will have a great well-known Native American actor/actress & then hopefully never again will they use Asian,Polynesian or Hispanic actors to play American Indians again. Thankfully, as far as i could tell this film stayed true to the storyline and stories & made sure that they had authentic full to half-blooded American Indian actors. **** out of *****

Details

Country:

USA Canada Germany

Language:

English Sioux Mohawk

Release Date:

28 December 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

DreamKeeper

Filming Locations:

Blood Tribe Standoff, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, RTL, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

174 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1