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Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
2025 · 75 min
A sober, talking-heads history lesson that lets overlooked voices reclaim a story long told over them, informative and quietly angering.
- Directed by
- Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Starring
- Irene Bedard, Tantoo Cardinal, Darrell Redleaf-Fielder
- Overview
- For over 100 years, Hollywood cinema has crafted the ultimate "villain"- the Indian, as they were labeled in early Westerns. Confined almost exclusively to this genre, the Western became a vehicle for American racism, obscuring the genocide upon which the United States was built. In this documentary, only Native Americans are given a voice to share their story, one that has been overshadowed by Hollywood's portrayal. Their narrative, part of the larger American story, highlights how cinema has long been used as a powerful propaganda tool, distorting history and perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
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- Directed by
- Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Starring
- Irene Bedard, Tantoo Cardinal, Darrell Redleaf-Fielder
