Storytelling

The world premiere of the filmTe Ata

Proud Oklahomans and members of the Chickasaw Nation came together to watch the true story of storyteller, actress, and Chickasaw Nation citizen, Te Ata, portrayed on the screen by Q’orianka Kilcher. The movie follows Te Ata Fisher. Whose career spanned over sixty years on the stage, on the screen, at the White House for the Roosevelts, and in England for Queen Elizabeth.

More than 700 guests arrived at the Warren Theatre on a fall evening to celebrate the premiere of this Chickasaw Nation Production, including Oklahoma notables such as Governor Mary Fallin and her husband, Wade Christensen, and, former governers and first ladies Frank and Cathy Keating and Brad and Kim Henry. Also in attendance was the governor of the Chickasaw Nation, Bill Anoatubby, and tribal elders and cabinet members. The cast of Te Ata, including actors Graham Greene, Gil Birmingham, Cindy Pickett, and Jenni Mabrey, were celebrated as a triumph in the film.