It's rough growing up in any culture when you're different -- especially so in Cherokee society, where proving yourself is so critical. And in this story, doing the wrong thing could prove fatal.

Hunter (Andrew J. Ferchland as young boy and James Duval as man) is a Cherokee boy with hemophilia. His mother (Jeri Arredondo) wants to shelter him and his Dad (Kevin Anderson) wants to treat him like a regular warrior. That includes learning to hunt deer.

When Hunter accidentally shoots a doe instead of the manliness-proving buck, he earns the insulting nickname "Doe Boy." As his Grandfather says, "He wanted a story to tell the rest of his life."

Doe Boy is an independent film, written, directed and produced by Randy Redroad. Filming took place in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which is Cherokee country and a beautiful place. Acting, music, scenery are all good.

It's simply a well-told story.