The Business of Fancydancing
The Business of Fancydancing is a 2002 film written and directed by Sherman Alexie. It is loosely based on his 1992 book of the same name, a collection of stories and poems.
Plot
The film explores the tension between two Spokane men who grew up together on the Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington state: Seymour Polatkin (Evan Adams) and Aristotle (Gene Tagaban). Seymour's internal conflict between his Indian heritage and his life as an urban gay man with a white boyfriend plays out in multiple cultures and relationships over his college and early adult years. His literary success as a famed American Indian poet, resulting in accolades from non-Indians, contrasts with a lack of approval from those he grew up with back on the reservation. The protagonist struggles with discomfort and alienation in both worlds.
Cast
More details
author | Sherman Alexie |
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director | Sherman Alexie |
editor | Holly Taylor |
genre | drama |
keywords | american indian childhood friends eastern washington gay gay man homosexuality indian internal conflict native americans in the united states spokane substance abuse urban area washington washington state white white people write |
musicBy | Brent Michael Davids |
producer | Larry Estes Scott Rosenfelt |
publisher | Outrider Pictures |
theme | lgbt-related |