Cody Lightning
Birthday: 1986-08-08 Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Synopsis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cody Lightning (born August 8, 1986) is a Cree Native American actor. He is son of Georgina Lightning, and brother of William Lightning and Crystle Lightning. Nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1999 for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor, for Smoke Signals (1998). Won American Indian Film Festival Movie Award in 2007 for Best Actor in Four Sheets to the Wind (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cody Lightning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
Chasing the Light
Riggs, a down-on-his-luck screenwriter, struggles to finish a script. But failed suicide attempts, unstable friends, drug deals, and memories of his ex-girlfriend interfere.
Four Sheets to the Wind
After his father's untimely suicide, Cufe leaves his home in a Native American reservation in search of a more fulfilling life.
Edge of America
From acclaimed director Chris Eyre, whom People Magazine calls "…the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time", comes this touching and inspirational story about loyalty, friendship, and courage. New man in town Kenny Williams has just accepted a position as an English professor at the Three Nations Reservation in Utah. Finding it hard to fit in with the tight-knit Native American community, he decides to take on the challenge of coaching the high school girls' basketball team.
Manic
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger - becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.
Smoke Signals
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
The Brave
A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of which could greatly help his poverty stricken family.
