Films with: Trudell, John

Half of anything

A documentary that poses the question "What is a REAL Indian?" to four participants who examine the notion of how Indian identity is constructed from their individual and often very personal perspectives. Struggling at times to answer the question, they reveal the difficulty of determining what identity is.

DVD 7165

Reel injun

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.

DVD 8067