INTRODUCTION

The Reawakening is a cultural and cinematic milestone in American cinema. It is the first independent feature film produced by Native people. Produced by American Indian Artists Inc. in 21 days during summer and fall of 2003 on the Onondaga Nation and New York City, the film has the support of the Onondaga Nation Council, the elders and citizens of the Nation and many people throughout Indian country in North America. The film features the music of Shadowyze, who won a 2005 Native American Music Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Recording, "Red Hawk Woman" (www.nativeamericanmusic.com).

Diane Fraher (Osage) has written and directed a story of one man's, Robert Doctor's, struggle to acknowledge where he comes from before he can know where he truly belongs. In choosing to accept himself and his fate, his choice is one between opportunism, and loyalty and tradition. In these times of extreme politics this message transcends the limitations of culture, time and place and reaches out to resonate across generational and cultural lines.

STORY

The Reawakening is a character-driven dramatic feature film of contemporary Native American tradition and culture, based on the themes of personal redemption and the power of love.

For many years Native American attorney Robert Doctor has made a successful life for himself in New York City, miles away for his home on the Onondaga Nation. He has come to love his affluent life-style and the admiration of his fellow attorneys at the white shoe law firm where he is being groomed to become a partner. His luxurious life is perfect now except for recurring visions of a sinister dark spirit, an unwanted visitor from a dark past on the reservation he left 15 years ago when his grandfather, a Chief, was mysteriously murdered.

The brutal murder of a prison guard during an uprising thrusts Doctor back into the middle of reservation business and threatens his carefully built existence when a tribal elder pays him an unexpected visit. The elder asks him to defend David Hill, his childhood friend, who is accused of the guard's murder. Defending corporations against lawsuits, Doctor has effectively mainstreamed to a point where no one in his law firm even considers him an Indian. He is even more confounded when coincidentally, his firm orders Doctor to represent a new client with ambitions to open a $600,000,000 casino on the Onondaga Nation. Going back to the Nation, to prepare for David's defense and sell the elders on the casino, Robert faces his choice. The choice he makes will be between his own ambition and the enduring traditions of his people.

• The program is a 100-minute feature film
• Winner of Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress at the 2005 American Indian Film & Television Awards in Los Angeles
• The film features Shadowyze, winner of Best Rap/Hip Hop Recording, "Red Hawk Woman."
• Pricing available for Mobile Video and Local TV/Cable Broadcast in the following international markets: Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan.

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