Navajo Film Themselves (1966)
February 13, 1966Release Date
Navajo Film Themselves (1966)
February 13, 1966Release Date
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Navajos Film Themselves is a series of seven short documentary films which show scenes of life on the Navajo Nation. It was added to the United States National Film Registry in 2002.
The films are:
Intrepid Shadows directed by Al Clah
The Navajo Silversmith directed by John Nelson
A Navajo Weaver directed by Susie Benally
Old Antelope Lake directed by Mike Anderson
Second Weaver directed by either Susie Benally or Alta Kahn
The Shallow Well Project directed by John Nelson
The Spirit of the Navajos directed by Maxine and Mary J. TsosieThe series is also known as Through Navajo Eyes, due to a confusion with the book that follows.
See Through Navajo Eyes: An exploration in film communication and anthropology. (1972) by John Adair and Sol Worth, (with an introduction by Richard Chalfen in the 1996 edition). 978-0826317711
Original elements for these films are stored at the Library of Congress, Culpeper, Virginia.