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FRYBREAD FACE AND ME – a Navajo Coming of Age Movie

By: Serita Stevens
Publication: Splash Magazine
December 15, 2023

Cultures combine our history, traditions and environment. Written and directed by Billy Luther, Frybread Face and Me is a coming of age critically acclaimed Native American dramedy about two Navajo teens from different communities has already won several awards. Distributed by Ava DuVernay’s Array , the film made its premiere at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was produced by Chad Burris and executive produced by Taika Waititi.

Billy Luther is a Native American filmmaker from the Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo tribes. His previous credits include the award-winning documentary Miss Navajo shown at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and aired on PBS Independent Lens that same year. In 2018, he launched a web series “alter-NATIVE for PBS’ IndieLens StoryCast and worked for the AMC series “Dark Winds.”

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