Fancy Dance, directed by Erica Tremblay, stars Lily Gladstone. The film follows Jax, played by Gladstone. She has cared for her niece, Roki, played by Isabel DeRoy-Olson, since her sister disappeared.

They have scraped by while living on an Indian Reservation in Oklahoma, dedicating every spare minute to finding her missing sister. Jax also is helping Roki prepare for an upcoming powwow.

Tremblay is a Native American filmmaker best known for her documentary films. She worked with Gladstone in the short Little Chief.