Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: In honor of Native American Heritage Month: Frybread Face and Me (2023)

In honor of Native American Heritage Month: Frybread Face and Me (2023) Billy Luther’s coming-of-age drama filmed in New Mexico with an almost entirely Indigenous crew; the film shares the journey of two Navajo cousins, Benny and Dawn (or “Frybread Face”), who come together for one summer to live on their grandmother’s ranch. It is a story of family, hardship, loyalty and knowing the importance of one’s roots. Rated R: 1 hour 23 minutes.