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Movie poster: Navajo Talking Picture (1985)
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Navajo Talking Picture

1985 · 40 min Documentary
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

Film student Arlene Bowman (Navajo) travels to the Reservation to document the traditional ways of her grandmother. The filmmaking persists in spite of her grandmother's forceful objections to this invasion of her privacy. Ultimately, what emerges is a work which abruptly calls into question issues of "insider/outsider" status in a portrait of an assimilated Navajo struggling to use a "white man's" medium to capture the remnants of her cultural past.

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Year 1985
Genre Documentary
Director Arlene Bowman
Runtime 40 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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Navajo Talking Picture is an acquired taste at 5.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

Not every film is made for everyone. Read the synopsis, watch the trailer — you'll know right away if it's for you.

A classic from 1985. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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