A Thousand Voices (2014) Online
- Original Title :
- A Thousand Voices
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / History
- Year :
- 2014
- Directror :
- David Aubrey
- Cast :
- Irene Bedard,Sharon Y. Begay,Christy Bird
- Writer :
- Conroy Chino,Maura Dhu Studi
- Budget :
- $85,000
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 57min
- Rating :
- 6.9/10
From the proverb, "It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story," the voices of strong tribal women mingle, leading us through the history of Spanish, Mexican, and United States invasions of the American Southwest. Past the era of boarding schools, the reaffirmation of the beauty, strength and vigor sustains the culture and languages of New Mexican tribes today. This feature-length film, "A Thousand Voices", focuses on women who carry forth the collective memory, traditions and beliefs of their ancestral families, clans and tribal communities. Each woman, though not speaking for her tribe, tells a story deeply rooted to her culture. . . and the "thousand voices" that precede her. The documentary brings us Native women who have chosen lifestyles carrying them into modern life and different arenas, from writing poetry about the ordinary lives of Native people to running a construction company that remodels traditional homes at a Pueblo. This eye-opening film shatters stereotypes ...
Credited cast: | |||
Irene Bedard | - | Narrator (voice) | |
Sharon Y. Begay | - | Herself | |
Christy Bird | - | Herself | |
Pamela Brown | - | Herself | |
Thelma Brown | - | Herself | |
Violet Brown | - | Herself | |
Selena Chino | - | Herself | |
Mark Chno | - | Himself | |
Irene Clark | - | Herself | |
Lela Kaskalla | - | Herself | |
Georgene Louis | - | Herself | |
Richard Luarkie | - | Himself | |
Tanya Luarkie | - | Herself | |
Esther Martinez | - | Herself | |
Matthew Martinez | - | Himself |
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