Navajo Film Themselves

Navajos Film Themselves is a series of seven short documentary films which show scenes of life on the Navajo Nation. ^{[1] [2]} It was added to the United States National Film Registry ^[3] in 2002. ^[4]

Alta Kahn editing as her daughter Susie Benally looks on.

The films are: ^[5]

• Intrepid Shadows directed by Al Clah
• The Navajo Silversmith directed by John Nelson
• A Navajo Weaver directed by Susie Benally
• Old Antelope Lake directed by Mike Anderson
• Second Weaver directed by either Susie Benally or Alta Kahn
• The Shallow Well Project directed by John Nelson
• The Spirit of the Navajos directed by Maxine and Mary J. Tsosie

The series is also known as Through Navajo Eyes, due to a confusion with the book that follows. ^{[6] [7]}

Original elements for these films are stored at the Library of Congress, Culpeper, Virginia. ^[8]

References

1. Peterson, Leighton C. (2013). "Reclaiming Diné Film: Visual Sovereignty and the Return of avajo ilm hemselves" . Visual Anthropology Review. 29 (1): 29–41. doi:10.1111/var.12002. ISSN   1548-7458.
2. Pack, Sam (2013-01-01). "Uniquely Navajo?: The Navajo Film Project Reconsidered". Visual Ethnography. 1 (2): 1–20 – via academia.edu.
3. "50 Years Later: Penn Museum Film Program Considers Renowned Native American Film Project "Navajo Film Themselves"". The Philadelphia Tribune. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
4. Silversmith, Shondiin (2013-01-24). "Summer of '66". Navajo Times. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
5. "Navajo Film Themselves, 1966". The Museum of Modern Art. 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
6. "Navajo Film Themselves | Giving background to the 1966 film series". Penn Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
7. Sol Worth; John Adair (1975). Through Navajo Eyes: An Exploration in Film Communication and Anthropology. Internet Archive. Indiana University Press.
8. "Films & Negatives | Navajo Film Themselves". Penn Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

External links

• Official site
• Intrepid Shadows at IMDb
• The Navajo Silversmith at IMDb
• A Navajo Weaver at IMDb
• Old Antelope Lake at IMDb
• Second Weaver at IMDb
• The Shallow Well Project at IMDb
• The Spirit of the Navajos at IMDb