''Shouting Secrets'' is a 2011

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directed by

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. It premiered at Hollis Cinemas 4 in downtown

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on September 13, 2011. The film has been nominated for and won numerous awards including Best Feature Film at the

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Plot

The film stars

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as Wesley, a young successful

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novelist who left his family back in

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on the

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nine years earlier. His bestselling novel alienates him from most of his family, including his father Cal (played by

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), his brother Tuska (played by Tyler Christopher), and his sister Pinti (played by

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), because of the autobiographical content. However, he remains close to his mother June (played by

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). When his mother suffers a stroke, Wesley finally returns to the reservation and must resolve his differences with his remaining family.

Cast

as Wesley *

as Pinti * Tyler Christopher as Tushka *

as Cal *

as June *

Tonantzin Carmelo Tonantzin Carmelo is an American actress. She is known for her acting roles in film, TV and stage productions including in the Steven Spielberg miniseries, '' Into the West'', for which she received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstand ...

as Caitlyn *

Sheri Foster Sheri Foster is an American actress and registered member of the Cherokee nation from Texas. Her theatre experiences include ''The Independence of Eddie Rose'', ''Death of a Miner'', ''God of Vengeance'', and touring with the Native American Th ...

as Elaine * Molly Cookson as Annie * Connor Fox as Brody * Ted King as Dr. James Matthews

Production

''Shouting Secrets'' was written by Mickey Blaine, Tvli Jacob and Steven Judd.

References

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* * 2011 films 2011 drama films American drama films Films about Native Americans American independent films 2011 independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language drama films English-language independent films {{2010s-US-film-stub