Broken Rainbow (film)
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| Directed by | Maria Florio Victoria Mudd |
| Produced by | Maria Florio Victoria Mudd[1] |
| 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 Films[2] |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Navajo |
Broken Rainbow is a 1985 American documentary film by Maria Florio[3] and Victoria Mudd.[4]
Summary[]
The film is about the history of Navajo Native Americans,[5] focusing on the government enforced relocation of thousands [6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
Accolades[]
It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 58th Academy Awards.[10][11]
See also[]
- Black Mesa Peabody Coal controversy
- Wounded Knee incident
- American Indian Movement
References[]
- ^ "Broken Rainbow Wins Documentary Feature: 1986 Oscars". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Call, TIM BLANGGER, The Morning. "A CONFLICT OF MANY COLORS HOPI-NAVAJO DOCUMENTARY TO BE SCREENED IN L.V." mcall.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ Roger Ebert.com
- ^ Docurama Films
- ^ IN DOCUMENTARY - Evergreen State College (pg.3)
- ^ Southwest Indian Foundation
- ^ TCM.com
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ 1986|Oscars.org
External links[]
- Broken Rainbow at IMDb
- Broken Rainbow at AllMovie
- Broken Rainbow at Earthworks Films
- The entire film on YouTube
- New York Times review of the film
Categories:
- 1985 films
- American films
- English-language films
- Navajo-language films
- American documentary films
- Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
- Documentary films about Arizona
- Documentary films about indigenous rights
- Documentary films about United States history
- 1985 documentary films
- Documentary films about mining
- Documentary films about Native Americans
- Films set in Arizona
- Films set on the Navajo Nation