| Broken Rainbow | |
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| Directed by | Victoria Mudd |
| Produced by | Maria Florio Victoria Mudd[1] |
| Starring | Laura Nyro Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| Narrated by | Martin Sheen |
| Cinematography | Baird Bryant Frederick Elmes Victoria Mudd Tony St. John Joan Weidman |
| Edited by | Joanne D'Antonio Maria Florio Victoria Mudd Vivien Hillgrove |
| Music by | Laura Nyro |
| Distributed by | Earthworks Films[2] |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Navajo |
Broken Rainbow is a 1985 Americandocumentary film by Victoria Mudd and Maria Florio.[3]
The film is about the history ofNavajoNative Americans,[4] focusing on the government enforced relocation of thousands[5] fromBlack Mesa inArizona after the 1974 Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act. According to the film, the Navajo were relocated to aidmining speculation in a process that began in 1964. The film is narrated byMartin Sheen.[4] The title song was written byLaura Nyro, the theme music was composed byPaul Apodaca, with other original music by Rick Krizman and Fred Myrow.[6]
It won theAcademy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the58th Academy Awards.[7][8]