The Doe Boy Explained
The Doe Boy is a 2001 independent drama film written and directed by Randy Redroad. It was selected as the United States winner of the Sundance Film Festival/NHK International Filmmakers Award in 2000.[2] The Doe Boy was produced by filmmaker, Chris Eyre.[3]
Plot
Set in 1984 in the heart of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, The Doe Boy tells the coming of age story of Hunter (James Duval), a young man of mixed heritage who is also a haemophiliac.[4]
Cast
Awards and nominations
- Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker's Award
- Taos Talking Pictures - Best First Time Director
- Wine Country Film Festival - Best First Feature, Best Actor (James Duval)
- Great Plains Film Festival - Best Feature
- Deauville American Film Festival 2001 - Official Competition
- IFP/Gotham Open Palm Award - Outstanding Directorial Debut - Finalist
- Perrier Bubbling Under Award - Finalist
- Galway Film Fleadh - Best First Time Director Co-Winner
- First Nations Film Festival, Montreal - Grand Prize
- Great Plains Film Festival - Best Feature
- Empire State Film Festival - Grand Prize
- Route 66 Film Festival, Chicago Best Feature With Diversity Emphasis
- American Indian Film Festival - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (James Duval), Best Actress (Jeri Arredondo) Best Supporting Actress (Jude Herrera)
Notes and References
- News: Rooney . David . The Doe Boy . . February 22, 2001 . October 6, 2018.
- News: Kilday . Gregg . Amy Smart and Joshua Leonard to Star in 'An Unkindess of Ravens' . . August 9, 2012 . October 6, 2018.
- Book: Welsch, Janice R.; Adams, J. Q. . Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide . Greenwood Publishing Group p. 119 . 2005 . 978-0-3133-1975-4.
- Book: Hoffman, Elizabeth Delaney . American Indians and Popular Culture, Volume 2 . ABC-CLIO p. 95 . 2012 . 978-0-3133-7990-1.