Curry College to Screen Smoke Signals; First Film to be Written, Directed, and Acted by Native Americans

Milton, MA-

In conjunction with its First-Year Common Read program, Curry College is proud to screen the film Smoke Signals, on Tuesday, September 30, in the Alumni Recreation Center on the Milton campus, 1071 Blue Hill Avenue, Milton, MA. The screening will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Smoke Signals was released independently in 1998, and stars Adam Beach, Evan Adams, and Irene Bedard. It tells the story of two young men who embark on a journey of self-discovery after leaving their reservation in Idaho. Smoke Signals is the first feature film to be entirely written, directed, and acted by Native Americans. The film was honored at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival with the Filmmaker’s Trophy and the Audience Award.

Smoke Signals was written by Sherman Alexie, who also authored the bestselling book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which served as the First-Year Common Read for incoming members of the Class of 2018. The Common Read program was created for incoming first year students to help ease the transition to college by creating a shared reading experience that helps them connect with other students, faculty and staff at Curry College.

Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, liberal arts-based institution located on 131 acres in Milton, MA. Curry extends its educational programs to a continuing education branch campus in Plymouth, MA. Curry offers 20 undergraduate majors, as well as graduate degrees in business, education, criminal justice and nursing, with a combined enrollment of approximately 4,250 students. The student body consists of approximately 2,100 traditional undergraduate students, 1,650 continuing education and 500 graduate students. Curry College students come from 32 states and 13 countries. Approximately 1,575 of its students reside on the Curry campus. The largest majors are business management, communication, nursing, criminal justice and education. The College offers a wide array of extra-curricular activities ranging from 14 NCAA division III athletic teams to an outstanding theatre program.

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