Te Ata

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Te Ata

PG

2017

1h 45m

Biography

History

Drama

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Based on the true story of Mary Thompson Fisher (Q'orianka Kilcher), widely known as Te Ata, who traverses cultural barriers to achieve fame as an actress and a Native American storyteller.

Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

Mar 23, 2020

...a fascinating biography, and the film is to be commended for bringing her story to audiences.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 13, 2017

Te Ata ultimately feels more suitable for classroom than mainstream consumption.

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

Oct 13, 2017

3.5/5

Te Ata wants to tell one particular story, and it does so well. For anyone who doesn't know who the Chickasaw storyteller was, this biopic is inspirational and necessary.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

4/5

In a current society begging for superior examples for girls and women, "Te Ata" is the kind of story young women of today need to see, hear, and experience.

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Nathanael Hood

Audiences Everywhere

Dec 27, 2018

D+

Te-Ata is not a good film, but it comes from a good place.

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Hazem Fahmy

Film Inquiry

Nov 8, 2017

By honoring the story and legacy of Te Ata, the film asserts its own, justifiable, importance in a time of continued Native American erasure from art and history.

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Roshin R

@RT45788153 Apr 20, 2026

A reminder to always remember who you are, carry your heritage with you everywhere, and let your background assist in shaping your path. To assimilate is not to forget who you are. Respectfully, Roshin Rowjee

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david k

@RT74722413 Feb 14, 2022

Such a simplified story that it became boring.

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Feb 6, 2022

I LOVED this movie, so inspiring and full of light. Much needed especially with everything going on in the world today.

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Johnny S

@RT22206511 Nov 14, 2021

great quote to live by

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Nov 6, 2021

I enjoyed the movie. I was expecting to see a sad movie about down trodden people living in miserable situations. It was very pleasant and told a beautiful story about someone that is a legend to her people. I would recommend this movie for anyone including your children as it is a great lesson on a great person.

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Nov 5, 2021

Sometime fate will lead in the path you need to go. In the movie Te Ata is basically about her seeing the struggle of being native, which as impacted her to move forward and tell the world stories of her culture to make a change.

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Based on the true story of Mary Thompson Fisher (Q'orianka Kilcher), widely known as Te Ata, who traverses cultural barriers to achieve fame as an actress and a Native American storyteller.

Director: Nathan Frankowski
Producer: Paul Sirmons
Screenwriter: Esther Luttrell
Distributor: Paladin
Production Co: Chickasaw Nation Productions
Rating: PG (A Brief Violent Image|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 9, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.6K
Runtime: 1h 45m

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