The vitals:
Tuesday, 9/24
7:00 ~ Doors
7:30 ~ SMOKE SIGNALS

This project has been financed in whole or in part by the City of Austin's Elevate Grant Program.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQhviwp8j38

Smoke Signals follows two young men on the road, Victor (Adam Beach), a jaded and angry young man and his reluctant friend, a dweeby but well meaning boy from childhood, named Thomas (Evan Adams). Leaving the Rez (replace with “the reservation”? for people who haven’t seen this) for the first time, they embark on a journey to exhume the ashes of Victor’s late father, a man he found to be a massive disappointment, but Thomas found to be a hero.

Sweeping at Sundance, this film certainly embodies all the tropes of a 90s’ indie film, it will break your heart and make you laugh, all while wrapping you in a the warmth of the western sun and lulling you to sleep with the rhythms of a bus on the road.

And while Adam Beach was one of my first forever crushes, my love for this film is actually a love letter to Thomas, one of my favorite characters ever committed to celluloid. He’s a boy with no social awareness, no sense of style, and unlike victor, no chip on his shoulder. A stunning example of optimism and gratitude for everything that has come before him. This film also has the inimitable Irene Bedard as a gentle and soothing guest role (though the film poster would have you believe she was the lead). Known for examining and smashing centuries of harmful stereotypes, Chris Eyre’s Smoke Signals allows its leads the space to learn and grow from each other and pick up the pieces of a shattered childhood.
- Emily Basma

- Be ready to present your QR code at the box office
- Enter through the left-most door on the Chicon side of 301 Chicon
- Free parking available in the pickleball court parking lot and on the streets
- Email boxoffice@hyperrealfilm.club with any questions

See you at the movies 💛