Broken_Rainbow_(film) References

Broken Rainbow
Broken Rainbow
	DVD cover
Directed by	Victoria Mudd
Produced by	Maria Florio; Victoria Mudd
Starring	Laura Nyro; Buffy Sainte-Marie
Narrated by	Martin Sheen
Cinematography	Baird Bryant; Frederick Elmes; Victoria Mudd; Tony St. John; Joan Weidman
Edited by	Joanne D'Antonio; Maria Florio; Victoria Mudd; Vivien Hillgrove
Music by	Laura Nyro
Distributed by	Earthworks Films
Release date	1985;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Navajo

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

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]

References

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

External links

Broken Rainbow at IMDb
Broken Rainbow at AllMovie
Broken Rainbow Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine at Earthworks Films
The entire film on YouTube
New York Times review of the film

[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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