Broken Rainbow is a 1985 documentary film about the government-enforced relocation of thousands of Navajo Native Americans from their ancestral homes in Arizona. The Navajo were relocated to aid mining speculation in a process that began in the 1970s and continues to this day. The film features Martin Sheen (narrator), Buffy Sainte-Marie and Burgess Meredith. The title song was written by Laura Nyro, the theme music was composed by Paul Apodaca, with other original music by Rick Krizman and Fred Myrow. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
"Doesn't this Washington ever wake up?" - Navajo woman
Directed by Victoria Mudd
Writing credits Maria Florio (written by) and
Victoria Mudd (written by)
Lisa Sonne
Cast (in credits order)
Martin Sheen ... Narrator (voice)
Starring Buffy Sainte-Marie ...
Burgess Meredith ... Historical Voices (voice)
Laura Nyro ... Herself (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Andrews ... Himself
Ruby Askie
Violet Bikadie
Dennis DeConcini ... Himself
Gerald Ford ... Himself (archive footage)
Barry Goldwater ... Himself
Grandfather Semu Haute ... Native Voice (voice) (as Semu Huate)
Daniel Inouye ... Himself (as Daniel K. Inouye)
Winona LaDuke ... Herself
Manuel Lujan ... Himself (as Manual Lujan)
Mo Udall ... Himself (as Morris Udall)
Produced by
Roslyn Dauber .... producer
Maria Florio .... producer
Victoria Mudd .... producer
Original Music by Rick Krizman
Fred Myrow
Cinematography by Baird Bryant
Frederick Elmes
Victoria Mudd
Tony St. John
Joan Weidman
Film Editing by Maria Florio
Victoria Mudd
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Thom Tyson .... second unit director
Sound Department Trevor Black .... sound
Johanna Demetrakas .... sound
Hali Paul .... sound
Haline Paul .... sound
Jim Rossolini .... sound
Alan Splet .... sound editor
Alan Splet .... sound re-recording mixer
Editorial Department Joseph .... color timer
Music Department
Paul Apodaca .... composer: theme music
Paul Apodaca .... composer: theme music
Other crew Mickey Cottrell .... publicist (uncredited)
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