The Business of Fancydancing
- The Business of Fancydancing
Infobox Film
name = The Business of Fancydancing
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caption = DVD cover
director = Sherman Alexie
producer = Larry Estes
Scott Rosenfelt
writer = Sherman Alexie
narrator =
starring = Evan Adams
Michelle St. John
Gene Tagaban
Swil Kanim
Rebecca Carroll
music = Brent Michael Davids
cinematography = Holly Taylor
editing = Holly Taylor
distributor = Outrider Pictures
released = 2002
runtime = 103 min.
country = U.S.
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:261167
imdb_id = 0303313
"The Business of Fancydancing" is a 2002 film written and directed by Sherman Alexie.
The film follows the tension between two Spokane men who had grown up together on the Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington state: Seymour Polatkin (Evan Adams) and Aristotle (Gene Tagaban). Seymour's internal conflict between his heritage and his lifestyle as a homosexual man are highlighted through his literary success as a famed American Indian poet. Seymour returns to the reservation for the funeral of his friend Mouse (Swil Kanim), a violinist, and Seymour's internal conflict becomes external as his acquaintances on the reservation question his motivation for writing Indian-themed poems and selling them to the mainstream public. The film examines several issues that contemporary American Indians face, including cultural assimilation (both on the reservation and in urban areas), difficult stereotypes, and substance abuse.
The film's incidental music was composed by Mohican composer Brent Michael Davids. The violin solos were composed and performed by Swil Kanim. The film also features Alexie's poetry.
External links
* [http://www.fallsapart.com/fancydancing Official site]
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*amg title|id=1:261167|title=The Business of Fancydancing
ee also
*Fancy dance
*Sherman Alexie
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