Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. (born 1989) is an American and Ojibwe filmmaker from the Bad River Reservation in Wisconsin.
[1] Corbine was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and is an enrolled member of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
[2][3] He is the son of Mitch Corbine, a Native American gaming casino general manager; and Carole Livingston, an Indian Health Service (IHS) clinical psychologist.
[4] Later, he studied with the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, who assisted in producing his first feature, Wild Indian, which focuses on two Ojibwe men (portrayed by Michael Greyeyes and Chaske Spencer) as they attempt to reconcile a fractured past.
[5] The film was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards, including Corbine for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay.