Hank Williams First Nation

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Hank Williams First Nation
Directed by	Aaron James Sorensen
Written by	Aaron James Sorensen
Produced by	Aaron James Sorensen
Starring	Gordon Tootoosis Jimmy Herman Bernard Starlight
Cinematography
Edited by	Aaron James Sorensen
Distributed by	Maple Pictures
Release dates	November 2004 (2004-11) (AFI Los Angeles Fest)[1] February 2005 (2005-02) (Canada)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Hank Williams First Nation is a 2004 film directed by Aaron James Sorensen. It is Sorensen's first feature film.

The film stars Gordon Tootoosis, Jimmy Herman (who were both on North of 60), , Bernard Starlight, and .

Plot[]

The film follows the story of a seventy-five-year-old Cree tribesman named Martin Fox who has been reading too many tabloids, and begins to believe that Elvis Presley and Princess Diana are still alive after their alleged deaths. From this he begins to wonder if his hero Hank Williams is not still alive as well. Before Fox's death, and joined by his younger brother and teenage nephew, he commits to making a Greyhound bus trip to Nashville, Tennessee to find out more about the country music legend and if he is truly deceased or still living.^[2]

Williams is actually buried in Montgomery, Alabama.

Reception[]

Fenando F. Croce called the film a "big-heart slice-of-life" with a unique trajectory and environment.^[3]

Awards and nominations[]

Premiering in competition at the American Film Institute's AFIfest in 2004, the film went on to win several awards at US festivals.

Box office[]

Hank Williams First Nation was the 3rd highest grossing Canadian (English) film at the Canadian box office in 2005. In 2006, the film was adapted into a 6-episode TV series for Canadian broadcaster APTN. It was shot in Peace River, Alberta and Utah.

Home media[]

The film was released in Canada in February 2005.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Hank Williams First Nation at IMDb

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