Edge of America

Edge of America is an 2003 independent film directed by Chris Eyre. Based on a true story, a black English teacher Mr. Williams (James McDaniel) takes a job teaching at the Three Nations Reservation, is coaxed into coaching the school's losing girls basketball team and also faces a steep uphill battle for acceptance from the local people.

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  • Dec 10, 2003

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  • 1 h 45 min

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Chris Eyre

Chris Eyre (b. 1968 in Portland, Oregon), an enrolled Cheyenne/Arapaho, is a film director and producer. His films focus on all aspects of contemporary Native American life, while dispelling the usual stereotypes. Eyre's debut film, Smoke Signals (1998), won the coveted Sundance Film Festival...

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  • 1 h 45 min

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Air date of first episode:

  • Nov 21, 2005

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  • 1 h 46 min

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