Weaving worlds / written & directed by Bennie Klain ; produced by Leighton C. Peterson ; a co-production of TricksterFilms and the Independent Television Service in association with Native American Public Telecommunications.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Klain, Bennie, director.

Peterson, Leighton C., producer.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc., production company.

TricksterFilms (Firm), production company.

Vision Maker Media, film distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hand weaving--Arizona.

Hand weaving.

Hand weaving--New Mexico.

Navajo textile fabrics.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (55 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, NE : Vision Maker Media, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

In this compelling and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art, Navajo filmmaker Bennie Klain takes viewers into the world of contemporary Navajo weavers and their struggles for self-sufficiency. Highlighting untold stories and colorful characters involved in the making and selling of Navajo rugs, Weaving Worlds explores the lives of Navajo artisans and their unique--and often controversial--relationship with Reservation traders. The film artfully relates the Navajo concepts of kinship and reciprocity with the human and cultural connections to sheep, wool, water and the land, showing how indigenous artisans strive for cultural vitality and environmental sustainability in the face of globalization by 'reweaving the world.'

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 20, 2016).

OCLC:

945216341