Synopsis
Drama. Native American Studies. "One of the most vital of the younger writers. Watch this guy. He's making myth"—Joy Harjo. "Displays a mastery of language, a breadth of vision, and an astonishing range of voice and emotion"—Studies in American Indian Literature. "The high spirit of Crazy Horse is alive in this book and dances powerfully"—American Book Review. THE BUSINESS OF FANCYDANCING is writer/director Sherman Alexie's first film since his 1998 smash success Smoke Signals, which he wrote. A ceremony of poetry, song, dance, humor, grief and memory, THE BUSINESS OF FANCYDANCING is the story of one man's art and life, and the messy collision between the two.
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About Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie
Born 1966
Sherman J. Alexie, Jr., was born in October 1966. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, WA, about 50 miles northwest of Spokane, WA. Alexie has published 18 books to date. Alexie is an award-winning and prolific author and occasional comedian. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American. Sherman's best known works include The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Smoke Signals, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. He lives in Seattle, Washington
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