Navajo Film Themselves

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rdf:langString Navajos Film Themselves is a series of seven short documentary films which show scenes of life on the Navajo Nation. It was added to the United States National Film Registry in 2002. The films are: * Intrepid Shadows directed by Al Clah * The Navajo Silversmith directed by John Nelson * A Navajo Weaver directed by Susie Benally * Old Antelope Lake directed by Mike Anderson * Second Weaver directed by either Susie Benally or Alta Kahn * The Shallow Well Project directed by John Nelson * The Spirit of the Navajos directed by Maxine and Mary J. Tsosie The series is also known as Through Navajo Eyes, due to a confusion with the book that follows. See Through Navajo Eyes: An exploration in film communication and anthropology. (1972) by John Adair and Sol Worth, (with an introduction by Richard Chalfen in the 1996 edition). 978-0826317711 Original elements for these films are stored at the Library of Congress, Culpeper, Virginia.