Broken Rainbow (film)

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Broken Rainbow
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Directed byVictoria Mudd
Produced byMaria 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 byJoanne D'Antonio
Maria Florio
Victoria Mudd
Vivien Hillgrove
Music by Laura Nyro
Distributed byEarthworks Films [2]
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages English
Navajo

Broken Rainbow is a 1985 American documentary film by Victoria Mudd and Maria Florio. [3]

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Summary

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

It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 58th Academy Awards. [9] [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Broken Rainbow Wins Documentary Feature: 1986 Oscars". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Broken rainbow. February 6, 1985. OCLC   190831145 – via Open WorldCat.
  4. ↑ Ebert, Roger. "Broken Rainbow movie review & film summary (1986) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/.
  5. ↑ "Watch free movies". cinedigm.com.
  6. ↑ "In Documentary –Evergreen State College (p. 3)" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Broken Rainbow DVD – Southwest Indian Foundation". www.southwestindian.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "TCM.com".
  9. ↑ "Broken Rainbow (1985)" – via www.filmaffinity.com.
  10. ↑ "The 58th Academy Awards | 1986". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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