Hank Williams First Nation

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Hank Williams First Nation
Directed by	Aaron James Sorensen
Produced by	Aaron James Sorensen
Written by	Aaron James Sorensen
Starring	Gordon Tootoosis Jimmy Herman Stacy Da Silva Bernard Starlight Colin VanLoon
Cinematography	C. Kim Miles
Editing by	Aaron James Sorensen
Distributed by	Maple Pictures
Release date(s)	November, 2004 (American Film Institute) February, 2005 (Canada-limited)
Running time	92 min.
Country	Canada
Language	English
Gross revenue	$166,000 Cdn Theatrical
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Hank Williams First Nation the first feature film of Canadian filmmaker Aaron James Sorensen.

Premiering in competition at the American Film Institute's AFIfest in 2004, Hank Williams First Nation went on to win several awards at US festivals and was the third highest grossing Canadian (English) film at the Canadian box office in 2005. In 2006 the film was adapted into a six-episode TV series for Canadian broadcaster APTN.

The film follows the story of an elderly Cree man who has been reading too many tabloids and learning that Elvis and Lady Di are still alive. From this he begins to wonder if his hero Hank Williams is not still alive as well. Before he dies he commits to making a Greyhound trip to Nashville to find out more about the country music legend.

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