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Navajo Film Themselves
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'Navajos Film Themselves' is a series of seven short documentary films which show scenes of life on the Navajo Nation. It was added to the United States National Film Registry in 2002.
The films are:
* 'Intrepid Shadows' directed by Al Clah
* 'The Navajo Silversmith' directed by John Nelson
* 'A Navajo Weaver' directed by Susie Benally
* 'Old Antelope Lake' directed by Mike Anderson
* 'Second Weaver' directed by either Susie Benally or Alta Kahn
* 'The Shallow Well Project' directed by John Nelson
* 'The Spirit of the Navajos' directed by Maxine and Mary J. Tsosie
The series is also known as 'Through Navajo Eyes', due to a confusion with the book that follows.
See 'Through Navajo Eyes: An exploration in film communication and anthropology.' (1972) by John Adair and Sol Worth, (with an introduction by Richard Chalfen in the 1996 edition). 978-0826317711
Original elements for these films are stored at the Library of Congress, Culpeper, Virginia.
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