Washington ‘Whispers’
Keith Harper and Erik Huey, two attorneys in the Washington office of Kilpatrick Stockton, have signed on as executive producers of “Whispers Like Thunder.” The film will tell the story of the Conley sisters, three Native American women who battled the federal government for 67 years in an effort to protect their ancestral burial ground in Kansas City.
“This is a quintessential Native American story of courage and perseverance, but unfortunately, it is also a story that is largely forgotten,” said Harper.
Academy Award-winner Sir Ben Kingsley is producing the film, in addition to portraying Charles Curtis, who served as vice president under Herbert Hoover and is the only Native American to every hold that office.
Huey said they’re also pursuing A-list talent, “but we want to have as many Native American actors as possible.” He said they’d like to begin filming in the fall, but right now they’re focused on raising funds, which they hope will come from the Native American community. In the meantime, they’re thrilled that their IMDB.com page is up. “You kind of feel like you’re part of the producers’ club” when that happens, Huey said.
And that’s not Huey’s only film project in the works. Actress Fran Drescher has signed on to direct and produce a screenplay he wrote called “My Lost Pittsburgh,” a coming-of-age story set in the late 1970s.
