Hank Williams First Nation
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Hank Williams First Nation is a 2005 film, directed by Aaron James Sorensen
. It is Sorensen's first feature film.
The film stars Gordon Tootoosis, Jimmy Herman
(who were both on North of 60
), Stacy Da Silva, Bernard Starlight, and Colin VanLoon.
tribesman named Martin Fox who has been reading too many tabloids and learning that Elvis
and Lady Di are still alive. From this he begins to wonder if his hero Hank Williams is not still alive as well. Before he dies he commits to making a Greyhound trip to Nashville
to find out more about the country music legend.
Williams is actually buried in Montgomery, Alabama
.
's AFIfest in 2004, the film went on to win several awards at US
festivals.
(English
) film at the Canadian box office in 2005. In 2006, the film was adapted into a 6-episode TV series for Canadian broadcaster APTN
. It was shot in Peace River, Alberta
and Utah
.
Aaron James Sorensen
Aaron James Sorensen is a Canadian born musician, writer, and film director. He came to some prominence at home and abroad with the release of his feature film Hank Williams First Nation in 2005. The film was the first Canadian feature to premiere in competition at the American Film Institute's...
. It is Sorensen's first feature film.
The film stars Gordon Tootoosis, Jimmy Herman
Jimmy Herman
Jimmy Herman is a Dene/Chipewyan First Nations actor who has appeared in several films such as Dances with Wolves among others.He was born on the Cold Lake Reserve in Alberta, Canada....
(who were both on North of 60
North of 60
North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest . It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a primarily Native-run town depicted as being in the...
), Stacy Da Silva, Bernard Starlight, and Colin VanLoon.
Plot
The film follows the story of a seventy-five year old CreeCree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
tribesman named Martin Fox who has been reading too many tabloids and learning that Elvis
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
and Lady Di are still alive. From this he begins to wonder if his hero Hank Williams is not still alive as well. Before he dies he commits to making a Greyhound trip to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
to find out more about the country music legend.
Williams is actually buried in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
.
Awards and nominations
Premiering in competition at the American Film InstituteAmerican Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
's AFIfest in 2004, the film went on to win several awards at US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
festivals.
Box office
Hank Williams First Nation was the 3rd highest grossing CanadianCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) film at the Canadian box office in 2005. In 2006, the film was adapted into a 6-episode TV series for Canadian broadcaster APTN
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian broadcast and cable television network. APTN airs and produces programs made by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples...
. It was shot in Peace River, Alberta
Peace River, Alberta
Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...
and Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.
External links
- Official Website Hank Williams First Nation