Frybread Face and Me

Released Nov 24, 2023

1 hr. 23 min.

Drama

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97%

29 Reviews

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84%

50+ Ratings

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Frybread Face and Me follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother's Arizona ranch, learning more about their family's past and about themselves.

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dave d

Touching and moving and elegantly designed by Billy Luther in his first narrative feature. Based on Luther's experiences, what he put on film evoked many emotions. This film connected with me in a way that it should with most boys who didn't have a traditional up ringing. These characters are well designed and the idea not not subtitle certain things is brilliant. You're not going to know these actors and that works. The lack of polish brings an authenticity. The visuals are stunning, making up somewhat for a lack of words. I laughed, I thought, I cried. Despite it's familiarity, it's a pretty complete film. Final Score: 8.4/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Gail O

A visit to another world, that just feels right. Beautiful telling. Well acted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Audience Member

Whimsical, touching and smart! This is a great little slice of life movie that leaves you feeling a warm glow!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Jill C

Oh the trails of the heart ❤️

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Tiffany N

It's my new favourite movie that I can watch over and over!.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Anthony P

Boring, slow-moving, pointless. Don't waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

We often talk about making films that attempt to find the universal in the local. In the particularity of the Native American experience in Frybread lies the ubiquity of a larger human truth that keeps on echoing in the mind long after the film is over.

Dec 19, 2023

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Kate Erbland

indieWire

Luther’s film may be built on his own coming of age, but there’s both specificity and universality to this story, something for everyone who was ever a kid, Native or not, to connect with.

Rated: B

Nov 27, 2023

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

The movie is overfamiliar and earnest, but you can’t accuse it of not being heartfelt.

Nov 25, 2023

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Jose Solís

Common Sense Media

But what director Billy Luther does in Frybread Face and Me goes beyond the apparent "city mouse" tropes to turn into something fresh and quietly moving.

Jan 10, 2024

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Jeffrey Peterson

Geek Vibes Nation

The new coming-of-age film from Billy Luther, produced by ARRAY, asks the young Navajo protagonists to share their personal traumas and tragedies as well as those of their family members. Because of this weighty task, the film feels slightly uneven.

Jan 1, 2024

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

A wistful, warming tale from the Navajo rez, with Native wisdoms wafting, but also a Trojan horse for normalizing the gender-agenda.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 19, 2023

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Synopsis

Frybread Face and Me follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother's Arizona ranch, learning more about their family's past and about themselves.

Director: Billy Luther
Executive Producer: Tegan Acton, Hallee Adelman, Evan Arnold, Fenton Bailey, Taika Waititi, William G. Way, Elliott Whitton, Charles D. King, Poppy Hanks, Greta Talia Fuentes
Screenwriter: Billy Luther
Distributor: ARRAY Releasing
Production Co: The Sundance Screenwriters' Lab, REI Co-op Studios, Fit Via Vi Film Productions, MACRO, BCD Travel, Good Gravy Films, River Road Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2023

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