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Nov 27, 1998 · Smoke Signals: Directed by Chris Eyre. With Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer. Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Chris Eyre
- 1998-11-27
A Coast Salish from the Sliammon First Nation near Powell River, British Columbia, he is best known internationally for his roles in the films of Sherman Alexie, as Thomas Builds-the-Fire in the 1998 film Smoke Signals and Seymour Polatkin in the 2002 film The Business of Fancydancing.
Jun 24, 2018 · Twenty years ago, director Chris Eyre directed and co-produced Smoke Signals, a coming of age story featuring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, and American Indian Movement (AIM) activist John Trudell.
Nov 14, 2019 · The story of Smoke Signals follows Victor (Adam Beach) as he leaves his home on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation to deal with his absent father’s sudden death. The road trip is only possible with the help of Thomas (Evan Adams) — the geeky guy on the Rez — who offers his piggy bank money to fund Victor’s journey of reconciliation.
Thomas Builds-the-Fire : How do we forgive our fathers? Maybe in a dream. Do we forgive our fathers for leaving us too often, or forever, when we were little? Maybe for scaring us with unexpected rage, or making us nervous because there never seemed to be any rage there at all?
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Apr 26, 2009 · Dr. Evan Adams was an actor for fourteen years, starring in the movie Smoke Signals, but now he's a medical doctor who looks after aboriginal health in British Columbia.
- 8 min
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- IndianCountryTV