Kelly Reichardt first realized the strength of his gaze, that his simple presence, without words, filled the entire screen. In Certain Women (2016), Lily Gladstone She was a powerful magnet. A deep look behind which one could sense a lot of pain, just what Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio needed for their Mollie Burkhart in The Moon Killers (2023). The actress carries on her shoulders the legacy of a mistreated people And now he pours all that into every new project he deems necessary, like this story of the debutante Erica Tremblay, in which Gladstone is an unusual woman on the Oklahoma Native Reservation. She denounces the disappearance of the women there, little investigated, and she sets herself up as protector of her niece, launching herself into a road trip of personal and collective discovery.
A journey of discovery the luminous traditions of the indigenous American people, like the powwows, their sacred dances, or the ritual of the first period; but also the sad discovery of how all this continues to be an excuse to corner them in a society that does not look at them… or did not look at them. Thanks to Lily Gladstone and films with the sensitivity of Fancy Dance maybe we’ll start doing it the way we should.
DATA SHEET
‘Fancy Dance’
Director:
Erica Tremblay
Gender:
Drama
Country:
USA
Synopsis:
Since her sister went missing, Jax has been caring for her niece Roki on a reservation in Oklahoma. Every free minute is spent searching for her sister and helping Roki prepare for the upcoming powwow. At risk of losing custody to Jax’s father, the two hit the road, traveling across the backcountry to find Roki’s mother.
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Script: Miciana Alise, Erica Tremblay
Distribution: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Shea Whigham
Duration: 90 min.
Verdict: An emotional film about the reality of native women.
Distributor: Apple TV+
Premiere: 6/28/2024
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