Kissed by Lightning (2009)
Mavis Dogblood is a Mohawk painter from Canada haunted by the tragic death of her husband, who was hit by lightning. She paints the stories he used to tell her, but she can’t come to grips with her loss. It is only after she drives to New York City for an art opening, traveling across what were her ancestors’ tribal lands, that Mavis reconciles herself to her new life.
Director: Shelley Niro
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Kateri Walker as Mavis Dogblood |
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Eric Schweig as Bug a.k.a. Solomon King |
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Rachelle White Wind as Kateri |
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Tasunka Pejuta McDonald as Zeus |
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Michael Greyeyes as Jessie Lightning |
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Wesley French as Larry King |
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Elizabeth Wemigwans as Petunia King |
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Madeleine Bergeron as Mrs. King |
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Monique Mojica as Josephine Lightning |
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Jeff Seymour as Jacques |
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Sean Baek as Sun-June |
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Salvatore Antonio as Border Security Guard |
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Ron Cook as Older Native Man |
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Vera Lee-Chin as Waitress |
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Ronald Benjamin as Bar Patron |
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Andy Marshall as Choir Leader |
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Justin Craig as Bar Tender (uncredited) |
| Directing | Shelley Niro | Director |
| Writing | Shelley Niro | Writer |
| Writing | Ken Chubb | Writer |
| Production | Norman Denver | Co-Producer |
| Production | Annie Frazier Henry | Executive Producer |
| Production | Celestino Mario Niro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shelley Niro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Paniccia | Producer |
| Camera | Kim Derko | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jeremiah Munce | Editor |
| Sound | Elizabeth Hill | Original Music Composer |