Reel Injun - On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian - FREE Film Screening

Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice and 'Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies' brings interesting and insightful films to our area for viewing and discussion.  I have attended in the past and was impressed with the passion and diversity of the people that attended.  Reel Injun - On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian is being shown Friday and features interviews from well known and beloved actors who have been in countless films.  Enjoy - Ms T.

Friday, April 29, 2011, 7:00 to 9:30 PM  

'REEL INJUN - ON THE TRAIL OF THE HOLLYWOOD INDIAN' 

(85 min, Neil Diamond & Catherine Bainbridge, 2009).

Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people; over 100 years of movies defining how Indians are seen by the world. Reel Injun takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through the history of cinema.

Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding – and misunderstanding – of Natives.

With candid interviews with directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell and Russell Means, clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, including Stagecoach, Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Atanarjuat the Fast Runner, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today.

(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Keystone Congregational Church

5019 Keystone Place N., Seattle