37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL Oct 30-Nov 3, 2024

37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL October 30-November 3, 2024

Drunktown’s Finest

Three young Native Americans — a college-bound student, a father-to-be, and a promiscuous transsexual — struggle to escape their Navajo reservation. Sick Boy, enlisted in the Army to support his family, is at risk of getting booted before basic training; Nizhoni, adopted by white parents, has spent most of her adolescence in faraway private schools; and Felixia, a pre-op transsexual, secretly turns tricks while living with her tradition-minded grandparents on the reservation. As the three flesh out each of their own problems, they find connections to one another as their stories begin to unwind and intersect. Discussion with director Sydney Freeland

Supported by Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art collection

Date

Friday, November 7

Time

9:00 PM

Location

Other : PVCC Dickinson Center

Film Info

Director: Sydney Freeland

Runtime: 95 min

Year: 2014

Country: USA

Featuring: Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore, Morning Star Wilson