Broken_Rainbow_(film)

<i>Broken Rainbow</i> (film)

Broken Rainbow (film)

1985 American film

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