G (2004 film)

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G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation
Directed by Shonie De La Rosa
Larry Blackhorse Lowe
Produced byShonie De La Rosa
Larry Blackhorse Lowe
CinematographyShonie De La Rosa
Edited byShonie De La Rosa
Distributed by Sheephead Films
Blackhorse Films
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Navajo

G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation, known simply as G is a 2004 independent documentary film directed and produced by Shonie De La Rosa and Larry Blackhorse Lowe. It explores the effect that methamphetamine has had on the Navajo Nation and interviews the people whose lives have been affected by the highly addictive drug.

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