No More Smoke Signals

Switzerland, August 2008
FILM, Documentary, 90 min.

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directed by
Fanny Bräuning
Written by
Fanny Bräuning
Status
In distribution
Website
www.nomoresmokesignals.com

A lone radio station on a small hill in South Dakota, founded in the 1970s by activists of the North American Indian resistance movement: KILI Radio – “Voice of the Lakota Nation”. A forgotten place between struggle and hope, between Indian legends and everyday life on the poorest reservation in the USA. But there is Roxanne Two Bulls, who wants to begin a new life on the land of her ancestors, and the young DJ, Derrick, who discovers his talent for music at KILI. There is also Bruce, Caucasian, an attorney who has attempted to get an Indian activist released from prison for the past 30 years. And a sudden appearance by the former AIM activist John Trudell, who launched a career as a musician in Hollywood. Everything converges at KILI Radio, and instead of sending smoke signals KILI transmits its signals throughout the vast and magnificent landscape, with a delightful combination of humour and melancholy. Native hip hop and broken windshields: pride has been restored – it really is ok to be Lakota.

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World Premiere
August 2008
Original Version
English (french/german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 90 min.
Production
Distant Lights GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Producer
Kaspar Kasics, Fanny Bräuning, Urs Augstburger
directed by
Fanny Bräuning
Written by
Fanny Bräuning
Cinemato­graphy
Pierre Mennel, Dieter Stürmer, Igor Martinovic
Editing
Kaspar Kasics, Myriam Flury, Petra Gräwe
Sound Design
Kai Tebbel
Re-Recording Mix
Denis Séchaud
Music
Tomas Korber
Location Sound Mix
Gabriel Miller, Judy Karp

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World Rights
Distant Lights GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Canada
7ième Art Distribution Inc. Distribution

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