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Chris Eyre (born 1968), an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, is an American film director and producer who as of 2012 is chairman of the film department at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
Chris Eyre. Director: Smoke Signals. Chris Eyre was born in 1969 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is known for Smoke Signals (1998), Dark Winds (2022) and Skins (2002).
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A Conversation with Chris Eyre: Native American Identity in the Movies. American Film Institute. 333K subscribers. Subscribed. 99. 4.3K views 3 years ago. SUBSCRIBE to this channel for...
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Aug 3, 2023 · Chris Eyre is a director and producer of the Navajo noir series "Dark Winds" based on Tony Hillerman novels. He talks about his career, the challenges and opportunities of making Native stories in TV, and his experience with Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin.
Jun 24, 2018 · Twenty years ago, director Chris Eyre directed and co-produced Smoke Signals, a coming of age story featuring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, and American Indian Movement (AIM) activist John Trudell.
Apr 2, 2024 · Chris Eyre is a Native American filmmaker who directed three episodes of We Shall Remain, a PBS series on Native American history. He talks about his collaboration with Ric Burns, the cinematic style of the series, and the challenges of telling a complex and truthful story.
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Learn about Chris Eyre, the nation's most celebrated American Indian film director, who was born in Oregon and made Smoke Signals, the first nationally distributed feature film with Native actors. Find out his background, influences, and other works in this Oregon Encyclopedia article.
