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Broken Rainbow (film) 
Summary
Broken Rainbow is a 1985 American documentary film by Victoria Mudd and Maria Florio.[3]
| Broken Rainbow | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | 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 |
Summary edit
The film is about the history of Navajo Native Americans,[4] focusing on the government enforced relocation of thousands [5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Accolades edit
It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 58th Academy Awards.[9][10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Broken Rainbow Wins Documentary Feature: 1986 Oscars". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Blangger, Tim (25 September 1986). "A Conflict of Many Colors Hopi-Navajo Documentary to be Screened in L.V." mcall.com – Mail Call. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ Broken rainbow. February 6, 1985. OCLC 190831145 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Broken Rainbow movie review & film summary (1986) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." cinedigm.com.
- ^ "In Documentary –Evergreen State College (p. 3)" (PDF).
- ^ "Broken Rainbow DVD – Southwest Indian Foundation". www.southwestindian.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "TCM.com".
- ^ "Broken Rainbow (1985)" – via www.filmaffinity.com.
- ^ "The 58th Academy Awards | 1986". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
External links edit
- Broken Rainbow at IMDb
- Broken Rainbow at AllMovie
- Broken Rainbow Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine at Earthworks Films
- The entire film on YouTube
- New York Times review of the film
