Name: Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2025-02-04
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Irene Bedard, Tantoo Cardinal, Darrell Redleaf-Fielder, Hanay Geiogamah, Fran Javier

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Overview

For over 100 years, Hollywood cinema has crafted the ultimate "villain"- the Indian, as they were labeled in early Westerns. Confined almost exclusively to this genre, the Western became a vehicle for American racism, obscuring the genocide upon which the United States was built. In this documentary, only Native Americans are given a voice to share their story, one that has been overshadowed by Hollywood's portrayal. Their narrative, part of the larger American story, highlights how cinema has long been used as a powerful propaganda tool, distorting history and perpetuating harmful stereotypes.