A good day to die / a Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation production ; produced and directed by David Mueller & Lynn Salt ; co-producers, Tashina Banks, Takeo Koshikawa ; writer/interviews, Lynn Salt.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Mueller, David, film producer, film director, director of photography.

Salt, Lynn, film producer, film director, screenwriter.

Banks, Dennis, interviewee (expression).

McFalls, Robert, film editor.

Tyabji, Michel, film composer.

Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California, production company.

Alive Mind Cinema, publisher.

Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks, Dennis.

American Indian Movement--History.

American Indian Movement.

Indians of North America--Civil rights.

Indians of North America.

Ojibwa Indians--California--Biography.

Ojibwa Indians.

Red Power movement.

History.

California.

Genre:

Feature films -- United States.

History.

Biographical films.

Biographies.

Documentary films.

Ethnic films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Social problem films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Kino Lorber.

Manufacture:

New York, N.Y. : Manufactured by Kino Lorber, [2011]

Other Title:

Subtitle on disc label: Dennis Banks & the American Indian Movement

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Alive Mind Cinema, [2011]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio) presentation; stereo 2.0.

digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0

enhanced for 16x9 television Widescreen

laser optical NTSC

video file DVD video dual-layered region 1

Summary:

"A Good Day to Die chronicles a movement that started a revolution and inspired a nation. By recounting the life story of Dennis Banks, the Native American who co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968 to advocate and protect the rights of American Indians, the film provides an in-depth look at the history and issues surrounding AIM"s formation. From the forced assimilation of Native Americans within boarding schools, to discrimination by law enforcement authorities, to neglect by government officials responsible for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, AIM sought redress for the many grievances that its people harbored. Banks' personal struggle culminated in major armed confrontations at Custer, South Dakota, and Wounded Knee -- climatic flash points which saw him standing steadfast as a leader for his cause. Bittersweet and compelling, A Good Day to Die charts the rise and fall of a movement that fought for the civil rights of American Indians"--Back of container.

Contents:

Boarding school

Running away

American Indian Movement

Raymond yellow thunder

B.I.A. sit-in

Custer, SD

Goons

Wounded knee

Togetherness

The trial

Jail time

After AIM.

Participant:

Dennis Banks, Tashina Banks, Zinzii Banks, Charlie Hill, Jerry Brown, Eda Gordon, Della Warrior, Clyde Bellecourt, Cora Jones, Lenny Foster, Larry Anderson, Rick Thomas, De Glassgow, Tashina Banks, Jay White Crow, Wilmar Mesteth, Marshall Young, Lehman Brightman, LaDonna Harris, Joann White Crow, Marshall McKay, Sydney Bird, Ken Tilsen.

Credits:

Editor, Robert McFalls ; special consultant, Dennis Banks ; camera, David Mueller ; composer, Michel Tyabji.

Notes:

Wide screen (16x9, 1.78:1).

Originally produced in 2010.

Special features: deleted scenes; trailer.

Grand jury prize winner, Santa Cruz Film Festival.

Best documentary winner, International Cherokee Film Festival.

Best documentary, American Indian Film Festival.

OCLC:

781949383

Publisher Number:

738329079222

K792 Alive Mind Cinema

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