Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
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This doc explores "The Band" guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson's Native American background. Half Mohawk on his mother's side, the film follows him back to the Six Nations reservation in Ontario where he spent summers growing up and picked up his first guitar. The resulting album, "Contact From the Underworld of Red Boy", draws on his childhood First Nation influences and includes musical collaborations wth Native artists such as John Trudell, Rita Coolidge and Buffy Ste Marie.
Featured Crew
Dana Heinz Perry
Director
Dana Heinz Perry
Producer
Hart Perry
Director of Photography
Cast
Robbie Robertson
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Rita Coolidge
Self - Cherokee
John Trudell
Self - Santee Sioux
Benito Concha
Self - Benito Concha (archive footage)
Sharon Burch
Self - Navaho (archive footage)
Images
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