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  • 2017
  • PG
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2017
  • PG
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 45 m

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 through i...

Directed By: Nathan Frankowski

Written By: Esther Luttrell, Jeannie Barbour

  • 2017
  • PG
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2017
  • PG
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 45 m

Te Ata

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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 through i...

Directed By: Nathan Frankowski

Written By: Esther Luttrell, Jeannie Barbour

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
2 Reviews
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
2 Reviews
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review

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63
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.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
63
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.
By Tom Keogh FULL REVIEW
60
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.
By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW
60
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.
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50
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
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
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.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
37
Oct 5, 2017
Simultaneously earnest yet maudlin, Te Ata lacks the one thing its subject is said to have possessed: a gift for storytelling.
By Pat Padua FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Chickasaw Nation Productions
Release Date Sep 29, 2017
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG
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Tagline Based on the True Story of a Great Native American Herione
Website https://www.facebook.com/TeAtaMovie/
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Awards

American Indian Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Orlando Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
San Diego International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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