Weaving Worlds
Aug 21, 2010
(Bennie Klain, USA, 2008, DigiBeta, 57 min)
Co-presented by Longhouse Media and National Geographic All Roads Film Project
Weaving Worlds highlights the untold stories of the personalities and characters involved in the making and selling of Navajo rugs. The film presents a compelling and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through the art of weaving in the face of increased globalization.
Director Bennie Klain has a keen and compassionate eye, and he allows viewers into the world of indigenous artists and their struggle to maintain pride and cultural vitality through creating their textiles and “reweaving the world.” The result is a poignant digital portrait of Navajo artisans and their unique—and often controversial—relationship with white Reservation traders.
Navajo & English wtih English Subtitles
Screens with
Teachings of the Tree People (2005, 20 min)
This gentle and generous film documents Bruce "subiyay" Miller's race against time and ailing health to pass the knowledge of his ancestors on to those who would listen.
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