Navajo Cousins in Coming-of-Age Film ‘Frybread Face and Me’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
November 16, 2023
Source: YouTube
“We’ve got things to do… Are you coming or not?” Array Releasing has unveiled the official trailer for an indie film titled Frybread Face and Me, the first narrative feature made by acclaimed Native American filmmaker Billy Luther following his doc Miss Navajo. This premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and it also won the Audience Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival this year. Frybread Face and Me follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond over a summer spent on their grandmother’s Arizona ranch, learning more about their family’s past and about themselves. Produced by Chad Burris and executive produced by Taika Waititi, the film stars Kier Tallman, Charley Hogan, Martin Sensmeier, Kahara Hodges, and Sarah Natani. The reviews describe it as “a touching coming-of-age story brimming with authenticity and the passion of its creator.” Looks good! Streaming on Netflix soon – check it out below.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Billy Luther’s Frybread Face and Me, direct from YouTube:
Winner of the best narrative feature at the 2023 Urbanworld Film Festival earlier this year, Frybread Face and Me follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother’s Arizona ranch, learning more about their family’s past and also about themselves. Frybread Face and Me is both written and directed by Native American filmmaker Billy Luther (Navajo, Hopi, Laguna Pueblo), director of the doc films Miss Navajo and Grab previously, now making his first narrative feature film. Produced by Chad Burris. This initially premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, with stops at TIFF, Mill Valley, and the Denver Film Festival. Array will debut Luther’s Frybread Face and Me in select US theaters + streaming on Netflix starting November 24th, 2024 this fall. Want to watch?
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