Te Ata

Name: Te Ata
Genre: Drama, History
Released: September 29, 2017
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Boriana Williams, Brigid Brannagh, Cindy Pickett, Don Taylor, Gil Birmingham

2017

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Paladin | Release Date: September 29, 2017 | PG

Starring: Boriana Williams, Brigid Brannagh, Cindy Pickett, Don Taylor, Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene, Jenni Mabrey, Mackenzie Astin, Marissa Skell, Q'orianka Kilcher

Summary: Te Ata (TAY’ AH-TAH) is based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time. Born in Indian Territory, and raised on the songs and stories of her Chickasaw tribe, Te Ata’s journey to find her true calling led her throughTe Ata (TAY’ AH-TAH) is based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time. Born in Indian Territory, and raised on the songs and stories of her Chickasaw tribe, Te Ata’s journey to find her true calling led her through isolation, discovery, love and a stage career that culminated in performances for a United States president, European royalty and audiences across the world. Yet, of all the stories she shared, none are more inspiring than her own.… Expand

Director: Nathan Frankowski

Genre(s): Drama, History

Rating: PG

Runtime: 105 min

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Tom Keogh

Oct 5, 2017

Perhaps in an effort to tell a PG story about an all-ages storyteller, Te Ata lacks vitality, pulling its punches and sometimes resorting to a cheesy shorthand. (A scene featuring Greene’s reservation leader and a racist senator is especially cheap.) Despite that, Te Ata lingers in the memory as a tale of an artist’s promise — and fulfillment. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 29, 2021

Te Ata may not be an Oscar contender, but it is well-acted, touching and certainly good enough to deserve this Netflix curtain call. Read full review

Tatiana Craine

Oct 12, 2017

Nathan Frankowski’s biopic has the saccharine, deliberate feel of a Hallmark movie, that doesn’t make the woman at its center any less inspirational. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Oct 12, 2017

The movie’s driving force is its mythic performance scenes, which are choreographed, sung and acted with clear, balletic conviction by the film’s star, Q’orianka Kilcher. Read full review

Nick Schager

Oct 17, 2017

The well-intentioned biopic is ungainly, overtly articulating everything it doesn’t need to yet failing to explain much of what starts out as unclear about the tale. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Oct 17, 2017

That the film works to the extent that it does is largely due to the superb performance by Kilcher, who imbues her starring turn with a radiance and magnetism that makes you fully believe in her character's ability to woo audiences Read full review

Pat Padua

Oct 5, 2017

Simultaneously earnest yet maudlin, Te Ata lacks the one thing its subject is said to have possessed: a gift for storytelling. Read full review

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