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Directed by | Korinna Sehringer |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Shouting Secrets is a 2011 independent film directed by Korinna Sehringer. It premiered at Hollis Cinemas 4 in downtown Globe, Arizona on September 13, 2011. [1]
The film has been nominated for and won numerous awards including Best Feature Film at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. [2]
The film stars Chaske Spencer as Wesley, a young successful Apache novelist who left his family back in Arizona on the San Carlos Indian Reservation nine years earlier. His bestselling novel alienates him from most of his family, including his father Cal (played by Gil Birmingham), his brother Tuska (played by Tyler Christopher), and his sister Pinti (played by Q'orianka Kilcher), because of the autobiographical content. However, he remains close to his mother June (played by Tantoo Cardinal). When his mother suffers a stroke, Wesley finally returns to the reservation and must resolve his differences with his remaining family.
Shouting Secrets was written by Mickey Blaine, Tvli Jacob and Steven Judd. [3]
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