Reel injun / Rezolution Pictures International Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; in association with CBC Newsworld ... [and others] ; director, Neil Diamond ; co-directors, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes ; producers, Christina Fon, Catherine Bainbridge, Linda Ludwick ; writers, Catherine Bainbridge, Neil Diamond, Jeremiah Hayes.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Hayes, Jeremiah, director.
• Diamond, Neil (Filmmaker), director, screenwriter.
• Bainbridge, Catherine, director, producer, screenwriter.
• Fon, Christina, producer.
• Ludwick, Linda, producer.
• Eastwood, Clint, 1930- interviewee.
• Jarmusch, Jim, 1953- interviewee.
• Means, Russell, 1939-2012, interviewee.
• Greene, Graham, 1952-2025, interviewee.
• Beach, Adam, 1972- interviewee.
• Trudell, John, interviewee.
• Robertson, Robbie, interviewee.
• Littlefeather, Sacheen, interviewee.
• Hill, Charlie, 1951- interviewee.
• Wente, Jesse, interviewee.
• Eyre, Chris, 1969- interviewee.
• Kunuk, Zacharias, interviewee.
• Rezolution Pictures Inc., producer.
• National Film Board of Canada, producer.
• CBC Newsworld, producer.
• Lorber Films (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Indians in motion pictures.
• Indians, Treatment of--United States.
• Indians, Treatment of.
• United States.
• Western films--History and criticism.
• Western films.
• Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures.
• Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States.
• Stereotypes (Social psychology).

Genre:

• Documentary films.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Letterboxed.

Other Title:

• Reel Indian
• Real Indian
• Subtitle on container and disc label: On the trail of the Hollywood Indian

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Lorber Films, 2010.

System Details:

• DVD, letterboxed.
• digital
• optical
• video file
• DVD video

Summary:

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.

Participant:

Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell, Charlie Hill, Russell Means, Adam Beach, Jim Jarmusch, Graham Greene, Jesse Wente, Chris Eyre, Zacharias Kunuk.

Credits:

Director of photography, Edith Labbé ; editor, Jeremiah Hayes ; original soundtrack, Claude Castonguay, Mona Laviolette.

Notes:

• Originally produced in 2009.
• (1.85:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
• Toronto Film Festival, Official Selection ; SXSW Film Festival, Official Selection ; Palm Springs Festival of Native Film and Culture, Official Selection.

OCLC:

607368575

Publisher Number:

• 705105266916
• LF-DVD-65 Lorber Films