The Only Good Indian

The Only Good Indian
Original poster
Directed byKevin Willmott
Written byTom Carmody
Produced byTom Carmody
StarringWes Studi
J. Kenneth Campbell
CinematographyMatt Jacobson
Jeremy Osbern
Edited bySean Blake
Vicky Goetz
Thad Nurski
Mark von Schlemmer
Music byKip Haaheim
Release date
  • January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Kickapoo

The Only Good Indian is a 2009 American independent Western film directed by Kevin Willmott.

The film was shot almost entirely in Kansas—the only exception being a scene at Missouri's Ha Ha Tonka State Park[1]—featuring locations such as the Monument Rocks and Fort Larned.

Filming took place in 2007-2008, and the movie premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival,[2] subsequently showing at other film festivals. The film won Willmott "Best Director" honors at the American Indian Film Festival, as well as acting honors for Wes Studi and Winter Fox Frank in his debut as the Kickapoo youth.[3]

  1. ^ http://www.dnr.mo.gov/central/inner-res/08mayjune.pdf [dead link]
  2. ^ Butler, Robert. "Sundance audiences are loving Kevin Willmott’s ‘The Only Good Indian", The Kansas City Star, January 24, 2009
  3. ^ "American Indian Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-03.