Christmas in the Clouds

A classic comedy of mistaken identity and romance set during the holiday season at a ski resort that is owned and operated by a Native American Nation, A festive tale where a badly managed ski lodge expects an influx of holiday guests just as a travel guide inspector intends to pay an official visit. What could possibly go wrong?, Comedy of mistaken identity set during the festive period in the American Southwest, notable for being one of the few romantic comedies with an almost entirely Native American cast. The managers of a ski lodge await a visit from a travel guide inspector., A case of mistaken identity unfolds at a ski resort in this romantic comedy. Timothy Vahle, Sam Vlahos, Mariana Tosca. Written and directed by Kate Montgomery., Ray (Tim Vahle) has just returned from college to run a Native-American ski lodge. A laid-back place where employees’ children play in the lobby and the handyman has a habit of macking on guests, the lodge isn’t exactly four-star travel guide material. So when Ray learns that a travel guide representative is coming to make an inspection, he makes an executive decision to make the lodge a professional place of business. In addition to keeping his father, who happens to be the hotel’s former manager, out of his way, he also has to contend with his somewhat eccentric staff, which includes an emotional vegetarian chef (Graham Greene) who takes a certain pleasure in informing his diners of the names he has given the animals they’re eating. Despite Ray’s exhaustive preparations, something, of course, goes wrong: something that, in this case, turns out to be a case of mistaken identity: when Tina, a comely Mohawk woman, shows up at the lodge, Ray assumes her to be the representative, and sets about giving her the royal treatment while the actual representative (M. Emmet Walsh) is ignored and must contend with a hefty dose of hotel mismanagement. Christmas in the Clouds was an audience favorite at the 2002 Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema.