Can I Love You?
A Navajo girl contemplates her future when she receives an acceptance letter to college.
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Kymon GreyhorseDirector
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Kymon GreyhorseWriter
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Kymon GreyhorseProducer
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JoJo ThreehairsProducer
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Leighton PetersonProducer
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Lauren BegayProducer
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Brooke MuirUPM/Assistant Director
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Jordan BegayDirector of Photography
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Fiona “Fifi” Joyce1st AC
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Brooke Muir2nd AC
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Helena ArvizuScript Supervisor
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Brooke MuirScript Supervisor
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Nanabah RockbridgeKey Cast
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Lillian BlackKey Cast
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Emery BarreraKey Cast
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“Naamace” Montgomery James Green IIIKey Cast
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Helena TsosieKey Cast
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Seth AbeitaKey Cast
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LeAnna WaltersCostumes Designer/HMU
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Damien Garduño-McCueSFX Makeup
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Sierra HessProduction Designer
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Aidan HessArt Department Production Assistant
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Matt MesibovGaffers
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Jenny Marcela PazGaffers
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Joshua KnottsSound Mixer/Boom Operator
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Kymon GreyhorseFoley Artist
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JoJo ThreehairsCrafty
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Ashley BrowningCrafty
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Micah GlidewellDIT
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Slow Burn
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Runtime:14 minutes 24 seconds
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Completion Date:May 13, 2022
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Production Budget:5,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English, Navajo
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Santa Fe International Film FestivalSanta Fe, New Mexico
United States
October 19, 2022
World Premiere
Official Selection -
AFMX 2023Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States
September 27, 2023
Audience Choice WINNER
Kymon Greyhorse is a Diné + Tongan + 2Spirit filmmaker from Albuquerque, New Mexico. A descendant from the Salt (‘Áshįįhí) clan, and born for the Tongan people of Tongatapu, Tonga. His latest short film I AM HOME premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is currently on the festival circuit worldwide.
Greyhorse is a 2022 Sundance Indigenous alum and was recently included in HuffPost’s 2023 Culture Shifters list. His work explores the human experience normalizing Indigenous/Polynesian stories and existence. He is honored to hold a BFA degree in Film & Digital Arts from UNM. He wants his future films to inspire and empower yearning voices that have been silenced for too long.
Being the backbone of our family, it was the unthinkable for my Mom to leave home in search for a better life. My family and I spent several months over phone calls figuring out the timeline of when my Mom left home for college. I was ignorant for not realizing the scarred over wounds and festered emotions these conversations would dig up, but I think hearing both perspectives allowed a form of closure and healing to a neglected trauma.
Families are complicated and dysfunctional. I wanted to speak about the unfortunate progression to when our limit is reached. I wanted to shine light on a story of the tough love and sacrifice necessary to break an unforgiving cycle.
This script developed with the belief that her story, the dreams she thought were too big, were universal and would inspire many in similar situations.