Reel injun = Hollywood et les indiens

Title
Reel injun = Hollywood et les indiens

Summary
Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines how the myth of the movie "Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell, Charlie Hill and Russell Means, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to the present day.

Other Title
Reel Indian
 
Real Indian
 
Hollywood et les indiens
 
Reel injun : on the trail of the Hollywood Indian

Year Published
2009-2010

Physical Description
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, colour and black and white; 4 3/4 in.

Note
SOCIAL 10

Subject
Indigenous peoples in motion pictures.
 
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of -- United States.
 
Western films -- History and criticism.
 
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures.
 
Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States.

Genre
Documentary films.

Added Author
Eastwood, Clint, 1930-
 
Means, Russell, 1939-
 
Diamond, Neil.
 
Jarmusch, Jim, 1953-
 
Greene, Graham, 1952-
 
Beach, Adam, 1972-
 
Hill, Charlie, 1951-
 
Ludwick, Linda.
 
Littlefeather, Sacheen.

Added Corporate Author
National Film Board of Canada.
 
Telefilm Canada.
 
CBC Newsworld.
 
Rezolution Pictures Inc.

Summary
Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines how the myth of the movie "Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell, Charlie Hill and Russell Means, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to the present day.

UPC
698193236933

Publisher
Montréal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
 
©2009


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