The Business of Fancydancing

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The Business of Fancydancing

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Directed by Sherman Alexie
Produced by Larry Estes
Scott Rosenfelt
Written by Sherman Alexie
Starring Evan Adams
Michelle St. John
Gene Tagaban
Swil Kanim
Rebecca Carroll
Music by Brent Michael Davids
Cinematography Holly Taylor
Editing by Holly Taylor
Distributed by Outrider Pictures
Release date(s) 2002
Running time 103 min.
Country U.S.
Language English
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The Business of Fancydancing is a 2002 film written and directed by Sherman Alexie.

The film follows the tension between two Spokane men who had grown up together on the Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington state: Seymour Polatkin (Evan Adams) and Aristotle (Gene Tagaban). Seymour's internal conflict between his heritage and his lifestyle as a homosexual man are highlighted through his literary success as a famed American Indian poet. Seymour returns to the reservation for the funeral of his friend Mouse (Swil Kanim), a violinist, and Seymour's internal conflict becomes external as his acquaintances on the reservation question his motivation for writing Indian-themed poems and selling them to the mainstream public. The film examines several issues that contemporary American Indians face, including cultural assimilation (both on the reservation and in urban areas), difficult stereotypes, and substance abuse.

The film's incidental music was composed by Mohican composer Brent Michael Davids. The violin solos were composed and performed by Swil Kanim. The film also features Alexie's poetry.

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