Sir Ben Kingsley and Latino husband and wife team gear up.
Sir BenKingsley and Latino husband and wife team gears up for new Native Americanfilm, Whispers Like Thunder.
Announcing new film, WHISPERS LIKE THUNDER bySir Ben Kingsley's production company SBK Pictures and Latino productioncompany,
Luis Moro Productions. Luis Moro is a Black Cuban, and his wife aSpanish-Danish American. "This is an exciting opportunity to blend so manycultures together to produce this Native American epic film here in the United States.Especially at a time when so many people are not working, breathing new jobsinto the film market will be a fantastic by-product." -Bobbi Miller-Moro.
Telling the true story of 'The Conley Sisters', thethree Native American sisters who fought the government with guns, axes and thelaw to protect their ancestors burial grounds. The Conley sisters gave punches,swung axes, fired guns, and used the law to fight off U.S. troops, police,construction workers, mob thugs, corrupt business men and crooked politicians forseveral decades to defend their Native American sacred burial ground untiltheir dying day. The Native American fight for honor and respect of the lawcontinues today.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for the NativeAmerican community to have Americaand the world, see their continuous battle over what is there's to begin withon the big movie screen. We're honored to be part of the team that's bringingthe Whispers Like Thunder story to life." - Luis Moro, Producer/co-writer
Variety-'"Whispers Like Thunder," written byFuller "Trip" Brooks and Luis Moro, which chronicles the true storyof three Native American sisters who fought a 65-year legal battle against theU.S. government to protect the Wyandot Indian sacred burial ground in Kansas.Kingsley will play Charles Curtis, the only part-Native American to serve asvice president of the U.S. Film will be co-produced with Luis Moro Prods.'http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996028.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Producers, Sir Ben Kingsley, Simone Sheffield, ValerieHoffman, Luis Moro.
Wyandot Nation of Kansas is represented by; Janith K.English, Principle Chief
Screenplay by; Trip Brooks, Luis Moro
Story by; Trip Brooks, Shelly Young
Wyandot Language; Translations by John Steckley
True story background-
LYDA CONLEY
Graduated from Kansas City College of Law in 1902 .Since no man would represent the three sisters against the U.S. Government,Lyda took it upon herself to prepare for legal action by mastering the law todefend the burial grounds.
FORT CONLEY
While Lyda fought her battle in the courts, her sisterHelena, guarded the self made fort because of the intrusions. Helena wired the cemetery gates together andput up a sign: "You Trespass at Your Own Peril."
The sisters took up their vigil over the graves afterlearning the land was about to be sold. They built a 6 x 8 foot frame structureand placed a fence of iron spikes around it. Helena stood armed with their father's doublebarreled shotgun, an axe and the American Flag. She used them without fear.Instantly, their new home became known as "Fort Conley."
For more on WHISPERS LIKE THUNDER:
www.MoroFilms.com
www.morofilms.com/index_sub_whispers.html
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whispers_Like_Thunder
• SBK Pictures Ltd. • Moro Films • Canyon Entertainment
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