Dreamkeeper

Starring:David Midthunder, Jerry Dale Giroux, Colin Van Loon, George Aguilar, Michael Greyeyes, Lawrence Bayne, Wilma Pelly, Gerald Auger, Sykes Powderface, Michael Lamouche, Delanna Studi, Geraldine Keams, Patrick James Bird, Gordon Tootoosis, Eddie Spears, George Leach, Griffin Powell-Arcand, Sekwan Auger, Casey Camp-Horinek, John Trudell
Director: Steve Barron
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
A century old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17 year old boy embarks on a cross country journey toward self-discovery. Like Old Pete's wise tales themselves, Dreamkeeper is important and illuminating storytelling for the entire family.

System Requirements:

Colore/Approx: 180 Minutes

Format: DVD MOVIE
Amazon.com
While it doesn't hold together as a three-hour TV drama, Dreamkeeper should prove enthralling to anyone interested in Native American myths and legends. A variety of tribal folklore provides the episodic thrust of this typical Hallmark production, which relies too heavily on digital effects--and the plodding direction of Hallmark regular Steve Barron--in telling the story of a resentful Lakota teenager (Eddie Spears) who reluctantly agrees to drive his wise old grandfather (August Schellenberg) from their South Dakota "rez" to an All-Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Along the way, the tradition-bound elder serves as tribal "dreamkeeper" for his initially resistant grandson, who gradually realizes that his grandfather's stories--visualized through effects-laden reenactments involving all manner of magic and mystery--are essential in preserving the fading cultures of the Lakota and the several other tribes whose folklore depends on unbroken generations of oral tradition. While some of the lavishly dramatized tales can stand alone as authentic Native American myth-making, Dreamkeeper lacks the overall structure that could've given the stories a cumulative magical impact. Still, it's an admirable attempt to introduce neglected cultures into the television mainstream. --Jeff Shannon

Average customer rating:

Dream Keeper
Awesome
So moving!
legends
Yes, lets have more dreamkeepers

Dreamkeeper
Starring: Jerry Dale Giroux , Michael Greyeyes , Lawrence Bayne , Wilma Pelly , and Sykes Powderface
Director: Steve Barron
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00019330O
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Product Description

A century old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17 year old boy embarks on a cross country journey toward self-discovery. Like Old Pete's wise tales themselves, Dreamkeeper is important and illuminating storytelling for the entire family.

System Requirements:

Colore/Approx: 180 Minutes

Format: DVD MOVIE

Amazon.com

While it doesn't hold together as a three-hour TV drama, Dreamkeeper should prove enthralling to anyone interested in Native American myths and legends. A variety of tribal folklore provides the episodic thrust of this typical Hallmark production, which relies too heavily on digital effects--and the plodding direction of Hallmark regular Steve Barron--in telling the story of a resentful Lakota teenager (Eddie Spears) who reluctantly agrees to drive his wise old grandfather (August Schellenberg) from their South Dakota "rez" to an All-Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Along the way, the tradition-bound elder serves as tribal "dreamkeeper" for his initially resistant grandson, who gradually realizes that his grandfather's stories--visualized through effects-laden reenactments involving all manner of magic and mystery--are essential in preserving the fading cultures of the Lakota and the several other tribes whose folklore depends on unbroken generations of oral tradition. While some of the lavishly dramatized tales can stand alone as authentic Native American myth-making, Dreamkeeper lacks the overall structure that could've given the stories a cumulative magical impact. Still, it's an admirable attempt to introduce neglected cultures into the television mainstream. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Dream Keeper.......2007-06-01

We love this movie. We had it on VHS, we had taped it off of the TV. The tape has been watched so many times, it was beginning to wear out. I decided to look for it online. You don't know how happy we were when I found it. Thank you so much!

Awesome.......2007-05-30

The Amazon.com reviewer didn't give this movie the credit that it deserves!

This is one of my favorite films about Native Americans. It features well known Native American actors such as August Schellenberg, Floyd Red Crow Westerman and Tantoo Cardinal, among others. I've watched the DVD too many times to count. If you're interested in Native American culture, then you'll find that this production is a real treat.

So moving!.......2007-05-30

This is a remarkable film/study of the great lore and legends of the Native American Nations.
The special effects were magical! As a white person, I feel privileged to have been allowed to peek through the veil which has protected the privacy of the Lakota People' s legends. It was as if I had been personally invited to learn about the "Mysteries".

It was moving to watch the relationship between Grand'Pa and Shane take on a new dimension, which ultimately put Shane back on the "Red Road". The Native American family has something very special: a long, long history to draw upon.

Loved the film as well the added bonus of having the Sound Track CD, which I play over and over.
A "must see" and a "keeper"....Well done!

legends.......2007-05-13

A great movie. Plenty of action and humor. An honest story with plenty of moral values of the people. A good insight into the Indian explanation of life. Very authentic.

Yes, lets have more dreamkeepers.......2007-04-30

When the movie starts, one may think that got a wrong movie. But, if one be aptient enough, emotions will get its place. I smiled and cried many times.

Average customer rating:

Makes you proud to be from this great country

Heroes of an American Town
Starring: Dan Traub
Director: Dan Traub
Manufacturer: Dreamkeeper Films
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000KP7N78
Release Date: 2006-11-18

Product Description

In the documentary feature Heroes of an American Town, the stories of three heroes native to the small town of Tulare, California are explored. First is Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Mathias, who won the Gold medal in 1948 for the decathlon at the age of seventeen, winning again in 1958. The film features Mathias' last interview, which he did with director Dan Traub before his death in September of 2006. The film then tells the story of Four-Star General Maurice A. Preston, who in WWII commanded the 379th Bomb group, flying the B-17. In 1958 Preston flew a B-17 to his home of Tulare, CA, where it became a monument called the Preston s Pride. The film's third hero is highly decorated WWII Veteran Manuel Toledo , who started Tulare's AMVETS post 56 in 1948. Toledo built the Tulare post to become the largest in the USA. AMVETS 56 takes care of Tulare's B-17, which is still proudly displayed next to the 99 Freeway, on loan from the US Government. Heroes of an American Town features interviews with WWII veterans, and an original soundtrack written and performed by director Dan Traub and editor Mike Bedik.

Customer Reviews:

Makes you proud to be from this great country.......2007-02-14

It was so great to learn about heroes you can relate to. To most people, these are just ordinary folks but when you learn about their lives and acomplishements, you can't help but be proud to be from the same country. This documentary is greatly done and my only regret is that I would have like to see this movie before Bob Mathias, one of the heroes died of cancer.

Average customer rating:

You really must see this film!!

Dreamkeeper

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B000AXJTVI

Customer Reviews:

You really must see this film!!.......2005-11-27

If you liked Smoke Signals, then chances are you will love this film! It is incredible. All the actors apart from one are Native, so it says in the making of the film. The stories are timeless. If you want to feel something stir inside of you... to feel a bit more understanding and connection, then, please, see this film. It was good from beginning to end. I have watched it so many times! I have had friends watch it. Often there are tears from the sheer beauty.

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