Rich Hall's
Inventing the Indian – British title
A 2012
British production [Open Mike
Productions (London)
Producer:
John McCormack
Director:
Chris Cottam
Story: Rich Hall
Screenplay:
Rich Hall
Cinematography:
Mark Regan [color]
Music:
Running
time: 90 minutes
Cast:
Presenter –
Rich Hall
Dallas
Goldtooth, Chief Dave Bald Eagle, Ailema Benally, Milton Bianis, Lenny Foster,
Charlie Hill, Leonard Little Finger, Kevin Rascher, Leon Skyhorse Thomas
Having previously done a BBC4 documentary on the
westerns, Rich Hall this time looks at the misrepresentation of Native
Americans down through the years, with particular focus on the role of
Hollywood in the portrayal. On the face of it there isn't much to say since it
is common knowledge that as a people they were slaughtered and abused by those
colonizing America and then later in the media they were generally categorized
as one-dimensional baddies played by tanned-up white actors who mostly fell off
horses when the white hero shot them. Sure there have been some revisionist
westerns in the last few decades but generally these have been more of a pill
for the guilt of the mass audience rather than anything else. So with this
general knowledge, it is a fair question to ask what Hall can bring to the
table. The tone is jocular but not to the point where it trivializes the
subject, just the point where it makes it fresh and entertaining.
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lheXnx02JYE
No comments:
Post a Comment