Dance Me Outside
Dance Me Outside is a 1994 Canadian drama film, directed by Bruce McDonald. It was based on the book Dance Me Outside by W.P. Kinsella.
The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 1995.
Plot
On the Kidabanesee reserve in Northern Ontario lives Silas Crow, a young man looking for direction in life. He is uncertain about taking an automobile mechanic's course in college. His general confusion with life is most readily evident in his appearance. He wears an old ratty black fedora, a strange assortment of cargo pants, as well as a long, black trench coat. Frank Fencepost is Crow's best friend, and Sadie Maracle is his girlfriend.A young girl from the reserve is murdered by Clarence Gaskill ; the white man's sentence is light, leading the community to demand justice or vengeance.
Cast
;Main- Ryan Black as Silas Crow an 18 year old aspiring mechanic struggling to write a short narrative of his home.
- Adam Beach as Frank Fencepost, the best friend of Silas, who is joining Silas in becoming a mechanic.
- Lisa LaCroix as Illianna, Silas's Sister
- Michael Greyeyes as Gooch, former boyfriend of Illiana and returns home from prison
- Jennifer Podemski as Sadie Maracle
- Tamara Podemski as Little Margaret
Production
The rock band Leslie Spit Treeo and singer-songwriter Vern Cheechoo appeared in the film, performing in concert at the reserve's community hall, "The Blue Quill Hall". Blue Quill is a borrowed name of a community in W.P. Kinsella's hometown of Edmonton. Other contributors to the soundtrack included the folk music duo Kashtin, singer-songwriter Keith Secola and Dillon's band The Headstones, as well as previously recorded songs by Redbone and The Ramones, and an instrumental score by Mychael Danna.
The film was shot primarily on the Shawanaga and Wasauksing First Nations reserves near Parry Sound, with a small amount of location shooting in Parry Sound.