Broken Rainbow

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Broken Rainbow

DVD cover
Directed by Maria Florio
Victoria Mudd
Produced by
Maria Florio
Victoria Mudd
Narrated by Martin Sheen
Starring Laura Nyro
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Music by Laura Nyro
Cinematography Baird Bryant
Frederick Elmes
Victoria Mudd
Tony St. John
Joan Weidman
Editing by Joanne D'Antonio Maria Florio
Victoria Mudd
Vivien Hillgrove
Distributed by Earthworks Productions
Release date(s) 1985
Running time 70 min.
Country United States.
Language English
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Broken Rainbow is a 1985 documentary film about the government-enforced relocation of thousands of Navajo Native Americans from their ancestral homes in Arizona. The Navajo were relocated to aid mining speculation in a process that began in the 1970s and continues to this day. The film is narrated by Martin Sheen. The title song was written by Laura Nyro.

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by
The Times of Harvey Milk
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
1986
Succeeded by
Artie Shaw: Time is All You've Got
tied with
Down and Out in America