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Te Ata
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Te Ata (TAY' AH-TAH) is based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time. Born in Indian Territory, and raised on the songs and stories of her Chickasaw tribe, Te Ata's journey to find her true calling led her through isolation, discovery, love and a stage career that culminated in performances for a United States president, European royalty and audiences across the world. Yet, of all the stories she shared, none are more inspiring than her own.
Te Ata (TAY' AH-TAH) is based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time. Born in Indian Territory, and raised on the songs and stories of her Chickasaw tribe, Te Ata's journey to find her true calling led her through isolation, discovery, love and a stage career that culminated in performances for a United States president, European royalty and audiences across the world. Yet, of all the stories she shared, none are more inspiring than her own.
Actors:
Michael D. Arite,
Kenny Harragarra,
Bill Anoatubby,
Robert Cheadle,
Jeannie Barbour,
Julia Smola,
Tommie Goad
Michael D. Arite
7 July 1966, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Kenny Harragarra
Bill Anoatubby
Robert Cheadle
Jeannie Barbour
Julia Smola
Tommie Goad
Director:
Nathan Frankowski
Nathan Frankowski
Country:
United States
Keywords:
#Boriana Williams #Brigid Brannagh #Cindy Pickett #Don Taylor #Gil Birmingham #Graham Greene #Jenni Mabrey #Mackenzie Astin #Marissa Skell #Nathan Frankowski #Q'orianka Kilcher #Robert Ousley #Te Ata (2016)
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October 13, 2017
Te Ata wants to tell one particular story, and it does so well. For anyone who doesn't know who the Chickasaw storyteller was, this biopic is inspirational and necessary.
October 13, 2017
It is time for a great Chautauqua to sweep across this nation to tell us of the spirit of the Native American, to teach and heal and unite. Watching Te Ata could be a good first lesson.
October 12, 2017
The film rarely soars with the kind of authentic spirit and passion needed to fully sell this decidedly old-fashioned material.
October 12, 2017
Kilcher's performance gives Te Ata a dignity that keeps her story interesting in its own right.
October 12, 2017
While Nathan Frankowski's biopic has the saccharine, deliberate feel of a Hallmark movie, that doesn't make the woman at its center any less inspirational.
November 08, 2017
By honoring the story and legacy of Te Ata, the film asserts its own, justifiable, importance in a time of continued Native American erasure from art and history.
October 13, 2017
Te Ata ultimately feels more suitable for classroom than mainstream consumption.
October 13, 2017
This inspiring tale of the early 20th Century Chickasaw stage performer and Native culture popularizer Mary "Te Ata" Thompson, although well-played by "The New World's" Q'orianka Kilcher, is told in the least inspired way imaginable. A real shame.
October 12, 2017
The movie's driving force is its mythic performance scenes, which are choreographed, sung and acted with clear, balletic conviction ...
October 13, 2017
Underrated cultural hero gets her due in earnest biopic.
October 12, 2017
Lacking both fluidity and complexity, "Te Ata" is a functional but one-note tribute told through educational storytelling that, unlike its subject, doesn't manage to inspire.
October 05, 2017
Simultaneously earnest yet maudlin, "Te Ata" lacks the one thing its subject is said to have possessed: a gift for storytelling.