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Pow Wow
Country clubbers, workers, lovers, rivals, gods, ghosts, Hollywood retirees, Native Americans, Hispanics, whites, the fleeting and the eternal, the deep and the dead, the people behind the gates, all mix up in this chronicle of a dying American joy. Using modern-day characters to illuminate an infamous 1908 manhunt for Willie Boy, a Native American who outran a mounted posse on foot across 500 miles of desert in the Coachella Valley, Pow Wow presents individuals that have, in many ways, utilized the desert to survive and run free.
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4/12/2023
"‘Pow Wow’, starring Robert Knoop, Byron Grace, Ronald House, Antonio Heredia Jr., and Ann Heavey on April 18, 2023. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Robinson Devor (Zoo, Police Beat, The Woman Chaser) ‘Pow Wow’ is an ethereal photographic essay of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley of California and the people who live there. Shot over the course of five years, the thematically complex documentary does not rely on a traditional narrative and instead portrays an epic cross-section of inhabitants and places. Inspired by Errol Morris’ Vernon, Florida, and Werner Herzog’s Fata Morgana, Devor lets the Coachella Valley assume the leading role as DP Sean Kirby (Happy Valley, The Tillman Story, Zoo) basks in the desolate beauty of the Sonoran Desert. ‘Pow Wow’ is a visual feast, exploring provo
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