Broken Rainbow (film)
Broken Rainbow is a 1985 American documentary film by Maria Florio[3] and Victoria Mudd.[4]
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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 |
| Music by | Laura Nyro |
| Cinematography | Baird Bryant Frederick Elmes Victoria Mudd Tony St. John Joan Weidman |
| Edited by | Joanne D'Antonio Maria Florio Victoria Mudd Vivien Hillgrove |
| Distributed by | Earthworks Films[2] |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Navajo |
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]
References
- "Broken Rainbow Wins Documentary Feature: 1986 Oscars". YouTube. 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 on IMDb
- Broken Rainbow at AllMovie
- Broken Rainbow at Earthworks Films
- The entire film on YouTube
- New York Times review of the film
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