Trudell (2005)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Heather Rae

Writer:

Russell Friedenberg (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A documentary about legendary Native American poet and activist, John Trudell.

Plot:

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics. |

Plot Keywords:

Native American | Poet | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Himself
Kris Kristofferson	...	Himself
Sam Shepard	...	Himself
Amy Ray	...	Herself
Val Kilmer	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jackson Browne	...	Himself
Darelle 'Dino' Butler	...	Himself
Wilma Mankiller	...	Herself
Bonnie Raitt	...	Herself
John Trudell	...	Himself

Directed by
Heather Rae

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Russell Friedenberg		writer

Produced by
Marcheline Bertrand	....	executive producer
Russell Friedenberg	....	executive producer
Rob Ganger	....	executive producer
James Haven	....	executive producer
Angelina Jolie	....	executive producer
Elyse Katz	....	producer
Heather Rae	....	producer
Chief Harry B. Wallace	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Trudell

Cinematography by
Gilbert Salas

Film Editing by
Gregory Bayne
Rongotai Lomas
Heather Rae

Sound Department
Kent Sparling	....	sound designer
Kent Sparling	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregory Bayne	....	additional cinematographer
Julian Goldberger	....	additional cinematographer
Larry Gus	....	still photographer
Joshua Homnick	....	additional cinematographer
Duane Allen Humeyestewa	....	additional cinematographer
Syd Klinge	....	additional cinematographer
Giovani Lampassi	....	additional cinematographer
Dain Pape	....	additional cinematographer

Editorial Department
Gillian L. Hutshing	....	additional editor

Music Department
Jeffrey Foster	....	composer: additional music
Kent Sparling	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
John Langenstein	....	road manager

Thanks
Randy Redroad	....	thanks
N. Bird Runningwater	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Appaloosa Pictures

Distributors

• Balcony Releasing (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Deckert Distribution (2005) (non-USA) (all media)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Sundance Channel (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Native American Public Telecommunications (2005) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• JuRiFilm  post-production

Also Known As:

Trudell: The Lives and Words of John Trudell (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Appaloosa Pictures

Trivia:

Marcheline Bertrand's final film.

A great film about a great thinker

John Trudell is one of the great minds of our time. You may not (always) agree with him, you may not even like him, but you really should hear him. I have had the opportunity to hear a number of great thinkers of our era, and John is one of them - he brings a number of important issues to the table - issues that are important to the future of our planet (in other words, our survival). If you have a chance to see this film - I understand that it will eventually end up on PBS, but much better is the current tour with John and the maker of the film meeting with the audience - you should do so.

John played an important role in the occupation of Alcatraz in 1969-71, a "protest" that up saved the Tribes - establishing self determination (of a sort) for American Indians - it caused Richard Nixon to return (with an apology) thousands of acres to Tribes that had been promised to them (then taken away).

John is trying to save the planet - save us all - something we all should support and be working to do every day. We are all (potentially?) human beings and as such we should hear his words as they can inspire this goal, to our collective benefit. One of the most important films I have seen of late.