"Legends from the Sky," a science fiction thriller about a Native American veteran, will open in Durango and six other locations in Indian Country next Friday.

The film was predominantly shot on location at Dine College in Tsaile, Ariz. and on the Navajo Nation, with additional days filmed on the Makah Reservation in Neah Bay, Wash. The film is the first science fiction thriller produced by Holt Hamilton Productions.

"I've had the idea to make a science fiction Native thriller for quite some time, I wanted to make a movie that gave me a new experience in a film genre," director Holt Hamilton said. "This story gave me the opportunity to get in and work with a different style of filmmaking." His company also has produced "More Than Frybread," "Turquoise Rose," "Blue Gap Boy'z," and "Pete & Cleo."

The veteran, Lyle, is portrayed by Edsel Pete, a Navajo actor who happens to be a combat veteran, in his first leading role.

Lyle is burdened by survivor's guilt when he returns home from a disastrous military tour. He searches for his missing grandfather who disappeared when an unknown federal organization takes over their ancestral land.

Other actors in the film came from a variety of Native tribes, including Navajo code talker Thomas H. Begay.

The film will be shown at Allen Theaters near the Durango Mall from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5. More information about the film is at www.holthamilton.com.