An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.
Acting
Graham Greene's Mogie—hilarious, devastating, never false.
Direction
Eyre turns Pine Ridge landscape into character, not backdrop.
Writing
Dialogue that breathes rez humor through genuine grief.
Director
Chris Eyre
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chris Eyre made this immediately after Smoke Signals; both films were shot on their respective real reservations with local community members as extras.
The 'skins' title refers to reservation slang for Native people themselves—reclaiming a slur, not just describing epidermis. Eyre specifically wanted white audiences to feel linguistic alienation.
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