EXCLUSIVE: On the cusp of starting filming next month, the Taika Waititi executive produced Frybread Face and Me has added MorningStar Angeline and Martin Sensmeier to the Billy Luther penned and directed drama.A graduate of the 2020 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs, the semi-autobiographical feature from the acclaimed Miss Navajo helmer focuses on a 12-year old city kid who is sent under protest to live on his grandmother’s ranch.
The experience on the Navajo reservation opens young Benny’s eyes to his own family and history, as well as that of his Indigenous culture.Yellowstone alum Angeline will portray Ann, Benny’s aunt in Frybread Face and Me.
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