Apple Original Films has released the first trailer for Erica Tremblay’s acclaimed drama set for a June 21 theatrical release.
And the hits just keep on coming from Native American actress Lily Gladstone. Currently on view in the well-received Hulu limited-run series Under the Bridge, the Oscar-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon star soon will be on view in Fancy Dance, the Apple Original Film set for a June 21 theatrical release before its June 28 streaming premiere on Apple TV+.
What’s it all about? According to Apple: “Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax (Gladstone) has cared for her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson) by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. Every spare minute goes into finding her missing sister while also helping Roki prepare for an upcoming powwow. At the risk of Jax losing custody to Roki’s grandfather, Frank (Shea Whigham), the pair hit the road and scour the backcountry to track down Roki’s mother in time for the powwow. What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonized world while at the mercy of a failed justice system.”
In addition to Gladstone, Deroy-Olson (pictured above with Gladstone) and Whigham, the cast includes Tamara Podemski (Outer Range), Ryan Begay (Dark Winds), Crystle Lightning (Three Pines) and Audrey Wasilewski (Big Love).
Apple released on Wednesday the official trailer for Fancy Dance.
When Fancy Dance was shown at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: “Cloaking a family drama in crime-film conventions, the plot of Native American filmmaker Erica Tremblay’s exceptional directorial debut concerns a young woman’s disappearance from an Oklahoma reservation and her family’s urgent attempts to locate her. At the same time, Fancy Dance presents a broader narrative that emphasizes the connections that sustain families, communities and tribal nations, even when confronted with a legacy of disenfranchisement. Tremblay’s film validates the varied expressions of that experience with an affirming account of resilience and hope that sparkles with authentic performances, sensitive scripting and a genuine sense of place that resonate well after the final credits roll.”
