Awakening

Director: Norman Brown
Screenwriters: Norman Brown

Institute History

  • 1994 Sundance Film Festival

Description

Awakening is the first film written and directed by a Navajo to be presented entirely in the Navajo language. It tells the story of a young Navajo boy who is introduced to his culture by the person from whom he least expects he would ever learn anything.

Screening Details

Credits

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