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Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian
Kemosabe? Loincloths, fringed pants, and feather headdresses? Heap big stereotypes. Hollywood stereotypes don't reflect the reality.
The story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the indigenous influence.
Director/Writer/Executive Producer/Producer, on Rumble, and Cofounder of Rezolution Pictures and Minority Media. She has brought her signature enthusiasm and passion for storytelling to countless documentary, drama, comedy, and interactive media projects, notably the Peabody award-winning documentary Reel Injun, about Native stereotypes in… Show more
Alfonso Maiorana is Co-director and Director of Photography on Rumble. Based in Montreal, Alfonso’s DP experience on Hollywood films, Independent features, MOWs, and television series brings a distinctive look and feel to the films he shoots. His directing credits include The Big World which premiered at the Montreal International Film festival.… Show more
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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World tells the story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, and others, Rumble shows how these talented Native musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.
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