Johnny Greyeyes
2000 • 75 minut
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This poignant tale of Native lesbian life presents a gritty, yet deeply humanizing portrait of life behind bars. Troubled but proud lesbian Johnny (Gail Maurice) and her lover/cellmate Lana (Columpa C. Bobb) boldly fight for tolerance and respect amidst the brutalities of prison life.
Johnny Greyeyes is the powerful story of a Native woman struggling to maintain strength, love and spirit within the walls of a women's prison. Since the shooting death of her father, Johnny has spent most of her life in prison. There, she forms a new family and falls in love with her cellmate Lana. But her responsibilities to the outside world weigh heavily as she attempts to pull together her fractured natural family. With her release date near, Johnny valiantly strives to keep her two worlds together.
An official Sundance selection, the movie was also nominated for Best Picture at the American Indian Motion Picture Awards, where filmmaker Jorge Manzano won the Best Director Award. Johnny Greyeyes also took home the Freedom Award at Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; the Grand Jury Prize at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival and the Best Canadian Film Award at the Inside Out: Toronto Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
The first feature film focusing on Native lesbians, Johnny Greyeyes is a tremendously powerful lesbian drama.
Johnny Greyeyes is the powerful story of a Native woman struggling to maintain strength, love and spirit within the walls of a women's prison. Since the shooting death of her father, Johnny has spent most of her life in prison. There, she forms a new family and falls in love with her cellmate Lana. But her responsibilities to the outside world weigh heavily as she attempts to pull together her fractured natural family. With her release date near, Johnny valiantly strives to keep her two worlds together.
An official Sundance selection, the movie was also nominated for Best Picture at the American Indian Motion Picture Awards, where filmmaker Jorge Manzano won the Best Director Award. Johnny Greyeyes also took home the Freedom Award at Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; the Grand Jury Prize at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival and the Best Canadian Film Award at the Inside Out: Toronto Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
The first feature film focusing on Native lesbians, Johnny Greyeyes is a tremendously powerful lesbian drama.