EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway for Fancy Dance in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.Based on a script by Erica Tremblay & Miciana Alise, Fancy Dance was developed with the support of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, Directors Lab, Creative Producing Lab, and Indigenous Intensive.

Charlotte Koh for Confluential Films and Bird Runningwater, will act as Executive Producers.The film stars Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon, Certain Women) as a Native American hustler who, following the disappearance of her sister, kidnaps her niece from the child’s white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what’s left of their family intact.

Isabel Deroy-Olson (Shadow of the Rougarou) plays the role of the niece.“Building from my own experiences as an Indigenous and queer woman and drawing from the stories of my relatives, Fancy Dance, offers a spotlight on the matriarchal bonds that hold our communities together,” said Erica Tremblay (Reservation Dogs, Little Chief), director and co-writer. “I am thrilled to be working with Lily Gladstone again and I’m so grateful to Confluential Films and Significant Productions for investing in me and Indigenous cinema.”Deidre Backs, Erica Tremblay, Heather Rae, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker at Significant Productions, and Tommy Oliver (Confluential Films) are producing along with Confluential Films financing with additional support from AUM Group.“Confluential Films is committed to telling culturally specific and commercially viable stories authentically and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with Erica, Miciana, and the rest of the incredible team to help bring Fancy Dance to the screen,” said Tommy Oliver, Founder & CEO, Confluential Films.Fancy Dance is a

Confluential Films Has Begun Production On Erica Tremblay’s Film ‘Fancy Dance’ Starring Actress Lily Gladstone

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