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- It was inspired by events that happened to the screenplay writer and director Georgina Lightning. "The film was inspired by events from Lightning's life. Her father, who occasionally had violent outbursts, had been quite silent toward her about his childhood. When she was 18, he committed suicide.
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Sep 25, 2013 · 38 replies. Answer has 0 votes. It was inspired by events that happened to the screenplay writer and director Georgina Lightning. "The film was inspired by events from Lightning's life. Her father, who occasionally had violent outbursts, had been quite silent toward her about his childhood.
Older Than America: Directed by Georgina Lightning. With Adam Beach, Tantoo Cardinal, Bradley Cooper, Georgina Lightning. A Native American woman is haunted by visions that compel her to seek the truth about a residential school.
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In the right hands Older Than America could have been one of the most; compelling, important and thrilling BOATS (Based On A True Story). However Georgina Lighting, co-scriptor and director, well and truly fumbled the excellent pass she was tasked with receiving.
In the right hands Older Than America could have been one of the most; compelling, important and thrilling BOATS (Based On A True Story). However Georgina Lighting, co-scriptor and director, well and truly fumbled the excellent pass she was tasked with receiving.
“Older than America” is the story of a woman’s haunting visions that reveal a Catholic priest’s sinister plot to silence her mother from speaking the truth about the atrocities that occurred at a Native American Indian boarding school.
Older than American Sniper too. And despite Bradley Cooper turning up championing Native Americans, this First Nation telling it like it is thriller about neo-colonialist oppression by a...
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Dec 8, 2010 · Set on a Native American reservation, the film mixes the true story of the US's forced boarding of Native American children, subjecting them to a wide variety of abuses, along with the story of Rain (Lightning), a woman haunted by visions that led to her own mother's forced institutionalization.
