Alanis Obomsawin : the vision of a native filmmaker / Randolph Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Randolph, 1966-

Series:

American Indian lives.

American Indian lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obomsawin, Alanis--Criticism and interpretation.

Obomsawin, Alanis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In more than twenty powerful films, Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has waged a brilliant battle against the ignorance and stereotypes that Native Americans have long endured in cinema and television. In this book, the first devoted to any Native filmmaker, Obomsawin receives her due as the central figure in the development of indigenous media in North America.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

1. Abenaki Beginnings

2. Early Films

3. A Gendered Gaze?

4. Documentary on the Middle Ground

5. Why Documentary?

6. Cinema of Sovereignty

Conclusion

Appendix A: Filmography

Appendix B: Native Documentaries

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-254) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-37471-3

9786610374717

0-8032-5628-0

OCLC:

68102268