Broken Rainbow (film)
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Directed by | Maria Florio Victoria Mudd |
Produced by | Maria Florio Victoria Mudd |
Starring | Laura Nyro Buffy Sainte-Marie |
Narrated by | Martin Sheen |
Cinematography | Baird Bryant Frederick Elmes Victoria Mudd Tony St. John Joan Weidman |
Edited by | Joanne D'Antonio Maria Florio Victoria Mudd Vivien Hillgrove |
Music by | Laura Nyro |
Distributed by | Earthworks Productions |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Navajo |
Broken Rainbow is a 1985 documentary film about the history of Navajo Native Americans, focusing on the government enforced relocation of thousands from Black Mesa in Arizona after the 1974 Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act. According to the film, the Navajo were relocated to aid mining speculation in a process that began in 1964. The film is narrated by Martin Sheen. The title song was written by Laura Nyro, the theme music was composed by Paul Apodaca, with other original music by Rick Krizman and Fred Myrow.[1] It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "IMDb Full Credits for Broken Rainbow".
- ^ "NY Times: Broken Rainbow". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
External links
Categories:
- 1985 films
- American films
- English-language films
- Navajo-language films
- American documentary films
- Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
- Documentary films about indigenous rights
- Documentary films about United States history
- 1980s documentary films
- Documentary films about mining
- Documentary films about Native Americans
- Films set in Arizona
- Films set on the Navajo Nation
- Films about Native Americans
- Political documentary film stubs
- Historical documentary film stubs