Backbone of the World
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Combining experimental and cinema verite formats, Burdeau travels to the Blackfeet reservation in northern Montana. His healing journey parallels that of the legendary Scarface, who travelled afar to bring knowledge back to the people. Burdeau gives voice to the Blackfeet community by weaving an anc
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Independent Television Service
Technical Specs
Duration
57m
Synopsis
Combining experimental and cinema verite formats, Burdeau travels to the Blackfeet reservation in northern Montana. His healing journey parallels that of the legendary Scarface, who travelled afar to bring knowledge back to the people. Burdeau gives voice to the Blackfeet community by weaving an ancient tribal story together with contemporary community dilemmas: the threat of oil drilling on the reservation and the issue of modernism versus tradition.
Director
George Burdeau
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Independent Television Service
Technical Specs
Duration
57m
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Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Native Vision in Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.
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