Billy Luther could have easily used his 15 years of documentary film making to make an informative piece about frybread, but instead he decided to make a feature film with a girl nicknamed Frybread Face.

In “Frybread Face and Me,” which takes places in 1990, 11-year-old city boy Benny goes to stay with his Diné-only speaking grandmother on her Rez ranch as his parents sort out their divorce. There he meets new-to-him family members, including pudgy-yet-tough 11-year-old cousin Dawn, aka Frybread Face.

“Do you like being called Frybread Face?” Benny asks Dawn in one scene, testing out Aunt Lucy’s bright pink lipstick on himself as Lucy gives Dawn a makeover.