In the Beginning was Water and Sky

Mar 16, 2017

0h 13m

★ 9.0

Overview

A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

History

Production Companies

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Cast

Girl

Norma-Sue Hill

Boy

Shohnáhose Davin Bomberry

Boy with Bleached Hair

Carter Simon

Tongue Prick Girl

Jenna Clause

Rider in Black

James Levesque

School Principal

Harrison Stewart

School Teacher

Tara McLearnon

School Teacher #2

Christina Vernucci

Mother

Cheryl De Luca

One-Armed Minister

Dallas Fuller

Drummer

John Homer

Dancer

Talon White-Eye

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