Broken Rainbow (film)

Broken Rainbow is a 1985 American documentary film by Maria Florio[3] and Victoria Mudd.[4]

Broken Rainbow
DVD cover
Directed byMaria Florio
Victoria 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

Summary

The film is about the history of Navajo Native Americans,[5] focusing on the government enforced relocation of thousands [6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Accolades

It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 58th Academy Awards.[10][11]

See also

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