Broken Rainbow (film)
1985 American film
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Broken Rainbow is a 1985 American documentary film by Victoria Mudd and Maria Florio.[3]
Directed byVictoria Mudd
Produced byMaria Florio
Victoria Mudd[1]
Victoria Mudd[1]
StarringLaura Nyro
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Narrated byMartin Sheen
| Broken Rainbow | |
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| Directed by | Victoria Mudd |
| Produced by | Maria Florio Victoria Mudd[1] |
| 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[2] |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Navajo |
Summary
The film is about the history of Navajo Native Americans,[4] focusing on the government enforced relocation of thousands[5] 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.[4] 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.[6]
Accolades
It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 58th Academy Awards.[7][8]