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| S T I L L S |
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| Rodrick Pocowatchit, left, as Tommy and Guy Ray Pocowatchit as Ben. Photo credit: Fernando Salazar |
| Mark Wells as Derek Smith. Photo credit: Fernando Salazar |
| Rodrick Pocowatchit and Mark Wells Photo credit: Fernando Salazar |
| Guy Ray Pocowatchit Photo credit: Fernando Salazar |
| Rodrick Pocowatchit Photo credit: Fernando Salazar |
| P U B L I C I T Y P H O T O S |
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| Mark Wells, left, Rodrick Pocowatchit and Guy Ray Pocowatchit. Photo credit: Brandon Michael |
| Mark Wells, left, Rodrick Pocowatchit and Guy Ray Pocowatchit. Photo credit: Brandon Michael |
| Rodrick Pocowatchit. Photo credit: Brandon Michael |
| S Y N O P S I S |
| Writer/director Rodrick Pocowatchit’s second feature film is about love, loss, fractured family and finding the strength to rediscover hope. The story starts with coroner’s investigator Derek Smith (Mark Wells) as he stumbles upon the mysterious Tommy Jordan (Rodrick Pocowatchit), a Native American man whose father has just passed away. Tommy is vulnerable, fragile, and doesn't speak. Through a series of letters, Derek unravels Tommy's story, and becomes obsessed with helping him even while his own relationship crumbles. When Tommy's bitter, disillusioned brother, Ben (Guy Ray Pocowatchit), shows up unexpectedly, Derek finds himself in the middle of a family war. But when Tommy seeks solace in his waking dreams, the unlikely friends Ben and Derek discover that a damaged soul finds a way of healing itself. But in order to forgive others, you must first forgive yourself. S H O R T S Y N O P S I S A coroner’s investigator unfolds the mystery of a mute Native American man who only finds solace from past tragedy in his waking dreams. Download press info PDF file here (544k) |
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| Rodrick Pocowatchit Photo credit: Shawn Cunningham |
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| Rodrick Pocowatchit Photo credit: Fernando Salazar |
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| D I R E C T O R B I O |
| Sleepdancer is Rodrick Pocowatchit's second feature as writer/director/ producer/editor and cast member. His first film, Dancing on the Moon, screened at festivals across the country (and in Canada and Italy), winning awards in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Kansas City. He was selected to attend a pair of Sundance Institute screenwriting labs in 2001 with his very first script, and he received a special jury prize from the prestigious American Indian Film Festival as most promising newcomer in 2003. With primarily a theatre background, Rod is a self-taught filmmaker and resides in Wichita, KS. |
| P R E S S K I T |
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