Older than America

Older than America is 2008 American suspense drama film directed by Georgina Lightning and starring Adam Beach, Wes Studi, Georgina Lightning and Bradley Cooper. The film explores and highlights the impact of the culturekilling effects of the typical Native American experience in boarding schools in the 1900s and other intersocial relationships between the Native American people and the dominant Europeanbased American culture.

Filming took place in late 2006 on or around the Fond du Lac Reservation and Cloquet, Minnesota.The official world premiere for Older than America took place at the 2008 SXSW Festival in the narrative feature competition. The film screened at other festivals including the Women with Vision Festival in March 2008, Talking Stick Film Festival in June 2008 and Lake Arrowhead Film Festival in April 2009. ........

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