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Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. (born 1989) is an American and Ojibwe filmmaker from the Bad River Reservation in Wisconsin. His debut feature, Wild Indian (2021), was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
They evince, perhaps, a Malickian vibe, with their somber voiceovers and fragmented, elliptical storytelling style, but Corbine, Jr. is mixing personal and Native history in hauntingly original ways. The former short captures the alienation of an Anishinaabe man who has left family and reservation for the city.
Sep 3, 2021 · Wild Indian: Directed by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.. With Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Bosworth. Two men learn to confront a traumatic secret they share involving the savage murder of a schoolmate.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
- 2021-09-03
Feb 1, 2021 · Corbine, who is Ojibwe, is a quietly confident storyteller, presenting characters who stare tragedy in the face, forcing us to stare it down too. There are long, stretching moments of tension like a taut wire between Makwa and Teddo, Makwa and his wife, Teddo and his sister.
- Jo Light
Jan 30, 2021 · Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. spoke Salon about how the Ojibwe culture does – and does not – inform his chilling film.
Sep 7, 2021 · He’s married to a California blonde (Kate Bosworth) and dominates at his corporate job, much to the amazement and passively aggressive resentment of his co-worker (Jesse Eisenberg).
Dec 3, 2021 · In Conversation with Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr., Director of “Wild Indian” While the world is consumed by greed, hate and other unnecessary things, those who deserve attention are passing almost unnoticed, including Native Americans.
