| Mile Post 398 | |
| Director: | Shonie De La Rosa Andee De La Rosa |
| Producer: | Shonie De La Rosa Andee De La Rosa |
| Starring: | Beau Benally Ernest "Ernie" David Tsosie III Gerald Vandever James Junes Kim White KJ White Dwayne Lake |
| Music: | Aaron White Yaiva Coalition Ethnic De Generation |
| Cinematography: | Shonie De La Rosa |
| Editing: | Shonie De La Rosa |
| Distributor: | Sheephead Films |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English Navajo |
Mile Post 398 is a 2007 independent drama film written, directed, and produced by Shonie and Andee De La Rosa, it is also the first featured film in cinema history that was written, produced, directed, filmed and starred in by an all-Navajo team. [2]
It was filmed in Kayenta, Arizona, as well as surrounding locations, Black Mesa, Chinle, Many Farms and Tsegi. It was an official selection of the American Indian Film Festival and Monument Valley Film Festival.
Taking place on the Navajo Nation, Cloyd Begay (Beau Benally), has been a victim of alcohol abuse and domestic violence throughout his childhood as a result of his resorting to alcohol to repress his memories. As he is willing to take responsibility for his life as a husband and father, Cloyd's drinking buddies Jimmy (Gerald Vandever) and Marty (James Junes) cultivate his continued participation in their carefree lifestyle of drinking and partying, thus preventing him from making significant changes. All the while, his wife Lorraine (Kim White) and son Michael (KJ White) begin to lose hope in him and seriously consider leaving him. As the ensuing events unfold, it leads him to make a life-changing choice.
| Actor | Role | |
| Beau Benally | Cloyd Begay | |
| Gerald Vandever | Jimmy, one of Cloyd's drinking buddies | |
| Marty, one of Cloyd's drinking buddies | ||
| Ray Yazzie, Cloyd's friend | ||
| Kim White | Lorraine Begay, Cloyd's wife | |
| KJ White | Michael Begay, Cloyd's son | |
| Dwayne Lake | Steven, Cloyd's boss | |
| Anthony "Horse" Yellowhorse | Horse, Bootlegger |
| Year | Award | Winner/Nominee | Category | Result | |
| 2007 | Ernest "Ernie" David Tsosie III | Best Supporting Actor | |||
| Fargo Film Festival | Shonie and Andee de la Rosa | Native American Voices/Best Narrative Feature | |||
| Tulalip Film Festival | Shonie and Andee de la Rosa | Best Drama | |||
| Best Screenplay | |||||
| 2008 | Talking Stick Film Festival | Beau Benally | Best Actor |