agreement pageant film dollars peace ballots fistful miss cases westerns women nation hudson truths court gas mexico save president vote execution frog health river election lands community family sheep angeles

Articles for Navajo, search results for film

'Frybread Face And Me' Is A Snapshot Of Navajo Rez Life
1 year ago

'Frybread Face And Me' Is A Snapshot Of Navajo Rez Life

Huff Post  

"Frybread Face and Me" is the first scripted feature from Navajo, Hopi and Laguna Pueblo filmmaker Billy Luther. Frybread Face And Me/Array Flashbacks and family folklore are what gave life to “Frybread Face and Me,” the first narrative film from writer and director Billy Luther. “It was important to bring on Native people, specifically Navajo, into all areas of the …

Face Native Navajo Grandma Luther Ranch Benny
‘Oppenheimer,’ Nuclear Amnesia, and the US Pacific Legacy
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Oppenheimer,’ Nuclear Amnesia, and the US Pacific Legacy

The Diplomat  

Since the release of the blockbuster film, “Oppenheimer,” in July 2023, global audiences have been confronting history about U.S. atomic weapons development and the individuals involved. Rather, his lengthy objections to the Bikini tests were about “the soundness of the tests” to enhance military understandings about the “effectiveness of atomic weapons in naval warfare.” Oppenheimer was also concerned about the …

Film Japan Weapons Tests Testing Pacific Islands
'I Am Home' Spotlights Navajo Traditions In A Beautiful Way
1 year, 7 months ago

'I Am Home' Spotlights Navajo Traditions In A Beautiful Way

Huff Post  

May 2, 2023 To read about the other Culture Shifters, return to the list here. When Greyhorse started writing “I Am Home,” he had been isolating in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because of the pandemic and hadn’t seen his family or friends in person for over a year. “They’ve gone through hell and back, and even though the world throws so …

Film Work New Mexico Way Utah His Family Sharon Chischilly
She Will movie review: A story of feminine vengeance that weaves like an arachnid
2 years, 5 months ago

She Will movie review: A story of feminine vengeance that weaves like an arachnid

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Veronica and Desi’s car snakes its way through the trees …

Film Veronica Colbert Desi Navajo Frontier Weaves Arachnid
Dubbing 'A Fistful of Dollars' to spread the Navajo language
3 years, 1 month ago

Dubbing 'A Fistful of Dollars' to spread the Navajo language

NPR  

Dubbing 'A Fistful of Dollars' to spread the Navajo language Enlarge this image toggle caption Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Ravonelle Yazzie is not an actor. Navajo Nation Museum YouTube "I didn't really know what the movie was about or who the character was," Yazzie told NPR, laughing as she confessed she was completely unfamiliar with the …

Language Film Museum Nation Native Navajo Npr
Iconic Clint Eastwood Western Gets Dubbed In Navajo
3 years, 1 month ago

Iconic Clint Eastwood Western Gets Dubbed In Navajo

Huff Post  

Clint Eastwood via Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Manuelito Wheeler isn’t sure exactly why Navajo elders admire Western films. Whatever the reason, Navajo elders have been asking Wheeler to dub a Western in the Navajo language ever since “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” was translated into Navajo and released in 2013. “Béeso Dah Yiníłjaa’” or “A Fistful of Dollars,” …

Language Western Native Navajo Jumbo Clint Eastwood Wheeler
Iconic Clint Eastwood western ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ dubbed in Navajo language
3 years, 1 month ago

Iconic Clint Eastwood western ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ dubbed in Navajo language

LA Times  

Actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood, shown in January 2020, starred in the 1960s western “A Fistful of Dollars.” An iconic western starring Clint Eastwood has been dubbed in the Navajo language. “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope” was released in 2013, and “Finding Nemo” came out in 2016 as a way to preserve the Navajo language. Movies A …

Film Navajo Eastwood Clint Eastwood Fistful Navajo Language
Antlers review: An inauthentic muddle that dilutes and distorts Navajo myth
3 years, 1 month ago

Antlers review: An inauthentic muddle that dilutes and distorts Navajo myth

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a film that takes the Algonquian belief of the cannibalistic …

Film Lucas Antlers