Salem moviegoers can catch an independent film with a distinctive Native American storyline at Salem Cinema this week.

"Road to Everywhere," a drama written and directed by Michael Paradies Shoob, screens Monday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the three-screen theater at 1127 Broadway St. NE.

The 96-minute film stars two-time Grammy Award winner Robert Mirabal in his first lead role in a motion picture, alongside Whip Hubley, known for playing "Hollywood" in "Top Gun."

The plot follows a Los Angeles cab driver (Hubley) offered the trip of a lifetime by Jake (Mirabal), a casino dealer returning to the Navajo Nation after 30 years away to watch his grandson compete in a Native American rodeo. The film was shot in Page, Arizona, using a real rodeo.

"Road to Everywhere" is a sequel of sorts. Shoob's 1996 debut feature "Driven" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and four actors from that film reprise their roles roughly three decades later. Shoob spent 15 years driving a cab in Los Angeles before making "Driven," drawing on those experiences for both films.

Mirabal, a Taos Pueblo musician, composer, and flute maker from New Mexico, is known to TV audiences for his role as Principal Littlefield in "Yellowstone." Speaking to the Santa Fe New Mexican in January 2025, Mirabal described the shift from live performance to film: "I love performing live music or live theater, or plays and productions. That's what my forte is. But then in film work, everybody's on a tight budget, everybody's on a tight timeline, so you just got to get your shit together."

Shoob told the same outlet he cast Mirabal after watching his musical performances. "He had so much personal charisma as a musical performer, and I thought, 'This can really work,'" the director said in that January 2025 interview.

At select engagements around the country, screenings have been paired with live performances by Mirabal and his band. A sold-out benefit screening at Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center raised money for the Intertribal Connection Initiative, a nonprofit focused on Indigenous youth.

It's unclear whether the Salem screening includes a live performance.

Press Play Salem first flagged the screening for local audiences. Salem Cinema's website lists only the Aug. 3 showtime; moviegoers can call 503-378-7676 to ask about additional screenings or ticket prices.

Coming up: Pentacle Theatre opens the musical "Catch Me If You Can" on Friday, Aug. 14.