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Chris Eyre

Director

Chris Eyre

Born December 4, 1968 in Portland, Oregon, USA10 films

An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Chris Eyre gained national attention in 1998 with the movie Smoke Signals. People Magazine called him "the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time."

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Smoke Signals posterFirst watchSmoke Signals19986.8Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear.View film

Filmography

10 films as director
  1. 2025Jim Thorpe: Lit by LightningDirector
  2. 2017Memories of Miss O'KeeffeDirector
  3. 2016Ishi's ReturnDirector
  4. 2011Hide AwayDirector
  5. 2005A Thousand RoadsDirector
  6. 2004A Thief Of TimeDirector
  7. 2003Edge of AmericaDirector
  8. 2002SkinwalkersDirector
  9. 2002SkinsDirector
  10. 1998Smoke SignalsDirector