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An Indian of Cheyenne-Arapaho descent, Chris Eyre grew up as the adoptive son of white parents in Portland, OR. He re-established ties to his heritage at the age of 18 and later tracked down his birth mother in an effort to come to terms with his heritage. While attending NYU's graduate film school, Eyre wrote and directed "Tenacity" (1995), a short centered on a pair of Indian boys who encounter a group of rednecks. "Tenacity" received several prizes and grants allowing the screenwriter-director to approach Indian author Sherman Alexie and express interest in adapting several of his short stories as a film....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Angels - ( Director / / Announced / )
Route 66 - ( - Cast / / Announced / )
Imprint - ( Producer / 2007 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
A Thousand Roads - ( Director / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Skins - ( Director / 2002 / Released / )
Skins - ( Cop / 2002 / Released / )
Skins - ( Co-Producer / 2002 / Released / )
Doe Boy - ( Producer / 2000 / Released / )
Smoke Signals - ( Director / 1998 / Released / Intersonic )
Smoke Signals - ( Screenplay / 1998 / Released / Intersonic )
Smoke Signals - ( Co-Producer / 1998 / Released / Intersonic )
Bringing It All Back Home - ( Director / 1997 / Released / )
Bringing It All Back Home - ( Producer / 1997 / Released / )
Tenacity - ( Director / 1994 / Released / )
Tenacity - ( Screenplay / 1994 / Released / )
Fat Tuesday - ( Gaffer / 1993 / Released / )
TV Credits
Arctic Son ( 2007 / Released ): Consulting Producer
Edge of America ( 2005 / Released ): Director / Producer
A Thief of Time ( 2004 / Released ): Director
Skinwalkers ( 2002 / Released ): Director / Actor
Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

An Indian of Cheyenne-Arapaho descent, Chris Eyre grew up as the adoptive son of white parents in Portland, OR. He re-established ties to his heritage at the age of 18 and later tracked down his birth mother in an effort to come to terms with his heritage. While attending NYU's graduate film school, Eyre wrote and directed "Tenacity" (1995), a short centered on a pair of Indian boys who encounter a group of rednecks. "Tenacity" received several prizes and grants allowing the screenwriter-director to approach Indian author Sherman Alexie and express interest in adapting several of his short stories as a film. The pair workshopped the material at the Sundance Filmmaker's and Writer's Lab, resulting in the short "Somebody Kept Saying Powwow" (1995), based on a section of a longer screenplay that was eventually filmed as "Smoke Signals" (1998), adapted from Alexie's short story collection "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven". Following the adventures of two Indians who venture from the reservation to Arizona to collect the remains of the father of one, "Smoke Signals" was the first major theatrical feature written, directed and starring Indians. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival (where it won two awards including the Fillmaker's Trophy), it went on to earn strong critical notices. Eyre had a handful of projects in development as of 1998, including "The Carlyle Indian School", a Showtime movie about the assimilation of Indian children in the 1870s, and a proposed biopic of activist Leonard Peltier. Also screened at the 1998 Sundance Festival was the director's documentary about Indian performance artist James Luna "Bringing It All Back Home" (1997).

After a brief hiatus, Eyre directed the feature "Skins," (2002) an inspirational drama about two Sioux brothers and their incredible relationship.


Profession(s):
director, screenwriter, producer
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
daughter:Shahiyela (mother Lori Pourier)
Companion(s)
Lori Pourier , Companion , ```..dated since 1996; mother of Shahiyela


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Education
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University New York, New York MFA film 1998
Awards (Back to top)
Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs "Edge of America" 2006
First Americans in the Arts Award Outstanding Achievemement in Directing "Smoke Signals" 1998
Florida Film Critics Circle Newcomer of the Year "Smoke Signals" 1998
Sundance Film Festival Audience Award (Drama) "Smoke Signals" 1998
Sundance Film Festival Filmmakers Trophy (Drama) "Smoke Signals" 1998

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2002 Directed "Skins", a contemporary comedy-drama about Native Americans; screened at Sundance
1998 "Smoke Signals", adapted from Alexie's "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven", premiered at Sundance Film Festival and became the first major theatrical film written and directed by and starr
1997 Co-produced and directed "Bringing It All Back Home", a documentary about Indian performance artist James Luna (also co-producer); shown at 1998 Sundance Film Festival
1996 Became the US recipient of the Cinema 100/Sundance International Award
1995 Together with writer Sherman Alexie, began develping material at the Sundance Filmmakers and Screenwriter's Lab, resulting in the short, "Somebody Kept Saying Powwow", culled from the second act of th
1994 Wrote and directed short film "Tenacity"; shown at 1995 Sundance Film Festival
Grew up in Portland. Oregon with adoptive parents
Traveled to Oklahoma at the age of 18 to receive tribal diploma, officially joining the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Helmed the TV adapation of Tony Hillerman's novel "Skinwalkers" (lensed 2002) for airing on PBS' "Mystery!"

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