Descripción de Johnny Greyeyes:

The first feature film focusing on Native lesbians, Johnny Greyeyes is a tremendously powerful lesbian drama.This poignant tale of Native lesbian life presents a gritty, yet deeply humanizing portrait of life behind bars. Troubled but proud lesbian Johnny (Gail Maurice) and her lover/cellmate Lana (Columpa C. Bobb) boldly fight for tolerance and respect amidst the brutalities of prison life. A brave and resilient Native woman, Johnny has seen more of the world than most. Since the shooting death of her father, she has spent most of her life in one kind of prison or another. Sent to reform school at age 15, Johnny eventually ends up in Kingston's notorious maximum security Prison for Women. Her responsibilities to the outside world weigh on her as she continues to hold together her fractured natural family. With a release date near, she valiantly strives to keep her two worlds together. A journey through her own history and pain leads Johnny to love, a sense of spiritual purpose, and resolution with her past. Within the walls of the Prison for Women, she finds her being, womanhood -- and Lana, her lover and companion of spirit. Johnny Greyeyes premiered at Sundance 2000 and is the recipient of the Bulloch Award for Best Canadian Film at insideOut in Toronto, the Freedom Award at Outfest in L.A., and the award for Best Director at the American Indian Film Festival.