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Broken Rainbow (film)

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Broken Rainbow
DVD cover
Directed byVictoria Mudd
Produced byMaria Florio
Victoria Mudd[1]
StarringLaura Nyro
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Narrated byMartin Sheen
CinematographyBaird Bryant
Frederick Elmes
Victoria Mudd
Tony St. John
Joan Weidman
Edited byJoanne D'Antonio
Maria Florio
Victoria Mudd
Vivien Hillgrove
Music byLaura Nyro
Distributed byEarthworks Films[2]
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Navajo

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

Summary

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "You are being redirected..." 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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