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Movies featuring Native American characters seem to be catching on more and more lately, which is great for my latest release, Havoc. My female lead, Eva, is a hard-edged yet fair Taos Pueblo tribal officer who has no compunction to cross the line if necessary while finding truth and justice for her people.Visit Deborah J Ledford's website.
I cast my characters while building their profiles, so it’s not much of a brain break to decide who I would want to portray them. First choice is Lily Gladstone as Eva. As most know by now Ms. Gladstone is an Oscar nominee for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon and could easily slide into the law enforcer role—as she has for her role in Under the Bridge.
It seems that every reader I’ve heard from absolutely loves Kai. This would be a challenging role as the Pueblo young man is forced to navigate grown-up circumstances that cause him to grow up much too fast. Kai also is tasked with training his Belgian Malinois search & rescue dog, Shadow—not an easy mission! For nineteen-year-old Kai, I see...[read on]
Q&A with Deborah J Ledford.
The Page 69 Test: Redemption.
My Book, The Movie: Redemption.
The Page 69 Test: Havoc.
My Book, The Movie: Havoc.
--Marshal Zeringue