Directing
Chris Eyre
Born 1968-12-04
Portland, Oregon, USA
Department: Directing
Biography
An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Chris Eyre gained national attention in 1998 with the movie Smoke Signals. People Magazine called him "the preeminent Native American filmmaker of his time."
Known For
Prominent works featuring Chris Eyre
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
TMDB4.0
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Friday Night Lights
2006
TMDB4.0
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Dark Winds
2022
TMDB3.8
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American Experience
1988
TMDB3.3
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Point of View
1988
TMDB3.5
Movie
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Smoke Signals
1998
TMDB3.4
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Reel Injun
2010
TMDB3.5
Movie
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Hide Away
2011
TMDB2.4
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Skinwalkers
2002
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Ishi's Return
2016
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (31 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning | Director | Movie | 2025 |
 | Dark Winds | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
| Dark Winds | Director | TV Series | 2022 |
 | We Are Still Here | Self | Movie | 2021 |
| Growing Native Northwest: Coast Salish | Self | Movie | 2018 | |
| Growing Native Alaska: People of the North | Self | Movie | 2018 | |
 | Memories of Miss O'Keeffe | Director | Movie | 2017 |
 | Ishi's Return | Director | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Seventh Fire | Executive Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | California Indian | Producer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hide Away | Director | Movie | 2011 |
 | Reel Injun | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | We Shall Remain | Director | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Imprint | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Friday Night Lights | Director | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Wanderlust | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | A Thousand Roads | Director | Movie | 2005 |
 | A Thief Of Time | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | Edge of America | Director | Movie | 2003 |
| Edge of America | Producer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Skinwalkers | Tribal Judge Amadeus Pinto | Movie | 2002 |
| Skinwalkers | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Skins | Cop | Movie | 2002 |
| Skins | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Doe Boy | Producer | Movie | 2001 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Director | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Smoke Signals | Director | Movie | 1998 |
| Smoke Signals | Co-Producer | Movie | 1998 |
 | American Experience | Director | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Point of View | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1988 |
| Point of View | Producer | TV Series | 1988 |