Terry Talks

Using his character, Terry Thomas, from Peacock’s new show “RUTHERFORD FALLS,” as a mechanism for disruption, Associate Professor Michael Greyeyes discusses his work inside Hollywood’s media making machine and the ways Indigenous artists are reclaiming narrative sovereignty.

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STARTING ON:

JANUARY 10TH
9 PM EST

HOSTED OVER 4 SESSIONS

FREE VIRTUAL EVENTS
ON ZOOM

Terry Talks January 10 2022

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Michael Greyeyes remembers the trials and tribulations of Indigenous representations of Hollywood in the 90s and 2000s, but examines the changes he has seen more recently and how contemporary Indigenous filmmakers and show runners are re-imagining our present and future.

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Terry Talks January 17 2022

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Michael and his guest Kimberly Guerrero, who plays Terry’s powerhouse wife, Renee on “Rutherford Falls” discuss how the Thomas family is a radical provocation, given Hollywood’s history of portraying Native women and families.

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Terry Talks January 24 2022

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In this lecture, Michael recounts how he approached Terry’s iconic speech in Episode 4 of “Rutherford Falls” season 1. An intimate deconstruction of an actor’s approach to the most challenging piece of writing he’s seen emerge from Hollywood in the past 20 years.

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Terry Talks January 31 2022

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Michael and his guest Jana Schmieding, who plays Reagan Wells on “Rutherford Falls” talk about Native Joy, her brilliant article in Vanity Fair, and the state of the nation (aka NDN’s in Hollywood).

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