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Little Art Film Depicts Modern Native American Life

Nether Wolf Nor Dog is a film adaptation of Kent Nerburn's acclaimed novel. Directed and produced by Steven Lewis Simpson, director of Rez Bomb, A Thunder-Being Nation and numerous other films.
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On July 24th, the independent film Neither Wolf nor Dog opened at the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs. The film is based on the award-winning novel by Kent Nerburn and features a remarkable performance by Elder Dave Bald Eagle, who was 95 years-old at the time of filming.

To talk about the film and its impact, WYSO's Jerry Kenney spoke with the filmmaker, Steven Lewis Simpson by phone from his home in Scotland.

 

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.