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Reel Injun


 
Reel Injun

Movie in The Lodge

Reel Injun

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

6:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.

Join Curator of Collections, James Peck, for a moderated  discussion immediately following the film.

Free and open to the public

About the Film

Reel Injun takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through the history of cinema. Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of "the Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today.

 

  > NY Times Review    Official Site >Reel Injun The Movie
(2009, Canada, 85 min., dir. Neil Diamond) | Shown in DVD
 
Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people; over 100 years of movies defining how Indians are seen by the world.

With candid interviews with directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell and Russell Means, clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, including Stagecoach, Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Atanarjuat the Fast Runner, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today.

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