Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax (Lily 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. Gladstone stars alongside Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning, with Audrey Wasilewski and Whigham.
Cast: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning with Audrey Wasilewski and Shea Whigham
Director: Erica Tremblay
Writers: Erica Tremblay and Miciana Alise
Producers: Deidre Backs, Erica Tremblay, Heather Rae, Nina Yang Bongiovi and Tommy Oliver
Executive Producers: Bird Runningwater, Lily Gladstone, Forest Whitaker and Charlotte Koh
"Fancy Dance" will premiere in select theaters on June 21, 2024 before streaming globally on Apple TV+ on June 28, 2024.
filmhakika's note to the movie: 73 /100