Lily Gladstone balances heart, family, humor in 'Fancy Dance,' story of missing Indigenous woman

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'Art as an extension of activism is a powerful thing.' Lily Gladstone helps bring the story of missing indigenous women into the light in the new movie, 'Fancy Dance.'

George Pennacchio"Art as an extension of activism is a powerful thing." Lily Gladstone helps bring the story of missing indigenous women into the light in the new movie, "Fancy Dance."This year has already been quite a year for actress Lily Gladstone. She was in the thick of the Oscar race for her work in "Killers of the Flower Moon." She then co-starred in the Hulu series, "Under the Bridge." Now, she returns with a third project... "Fancy Dance.

In "Fancy Dance," Gladstone plays Jax, a woman who is caring for her teenage niece, Roki. Jax's sister has been missing on the Seneca Cayuga Reservation in Oklahoma. The Feds won't take her disappearance seriously - a missing indigenous woman on the reservation doesn't seem to be a priority."I mean, before I had a film career, I was using arts as activism, seeing that there was this real place for performance art to help communities," said Gladstone.

Newcomer Isabel Deroy-Olson plays Roki. This is her first feature film. She says she learned a lot from Gladstone, both on and off camera. "We have such a great friendship," said Deroy-Olson. "She's just the kindest person, and the most welcoming presence to have on set and that's something that I tried to emulate to the best of my abilities.""Fancy Dance" is in theaters now and will be released on Apple TV+ June 28.

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