Summary
A thorough survey of Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Momaday, N. Scott,
-- 1934-
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography. American literature -- Indian authors -- Biography. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| Publisher | [Arlington, Virginia] :PBS,2019 Distributed by PBS Distribution, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | American masters (Television program) Words from a bear |
| Contributors |
Palmer, Jeffrey
(Filmmaker), television director, television producer, editor of moving image work. Momaday, N. Scott, 1934- interviewee. Redford, Robert, interviewee. Bridges, Jeff, 1949- interviewee. Bridges, Beau, interviewee. Jones, James Earl, interviewee. Harjo, Joy, interviewee. Rainy Mountain Media LLC, production company. Independent Television Service, production company. Vision Maker Media, production company. American Masters Pictures, production company. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher. PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributror. |
| Participants/Performers |
Interviewees, N. Scott Momaday, Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, James Earl Jones, Joy Harjo. |
| Other Contributors |
Editor, Nancy Novack ; music, Aska Matsumiya ; cinematographers, Jeffrey Palmer, Youngsun Palmer. |
| Audience |
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14. |
| Language |
English English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally broadcast on television in 2019 as an episode of American masters. Special features: A reading from N. Scott Momaday's novel, In the bear's house, by James Earl Jones and Flynn Jones; dialogues with N. Scott Momaday and Robert Redford in Santa Fe, NM; an interview with M. Scott Momaday's former editor, Francis McCullough. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround or stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781531711276 1531711278 |
| Other | Classic View |