The Thick Dark Fog(2011)

The Thick Dark Fog Synopsis

Walter Littlemoon attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950, was still to “kill the Indian and save the man.” The children were beaten, humiliated or abused if they spoke their language or expressed their culture or native identity in any way. The trauma led many to alcoholism and violence in adulthood. At age 58, Walter began writing his memoirs as a way to explain his own abusive behaviors to his estranged children, but he could not complete the project without confronting the “thick dark fog” of his past so he could heal.

The Thick Dark Fog (2011) is a documentary film directed by Randy Vasquez, released on November 5, 2011 with a runtime of 57m. It stars Walter Littlemoon, Manuel Yellow Horse Jr., Joyce Ferrer and Kevin Gover, Pawnee. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.