Documenting the ‘Hollywood Indian’

Realscreen caught up with Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond last week as he was catching some peace and quiet, canoeing and relaxing on the Waskaganish reserve in northeastern Canada. He was about to fly to Toronto to experience the madness of TIFF, where his doc Reel Injun is premiering. The film uses a humorous tone to explore the many representations, and misrepresentations, of Native peoples that have come through Hollywood.
September 14, 2009

Realscreen caught up with Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond last week as he was catching some peace and quiet, canoeing and relaxing on the Waskaganish reserve in northeastern Canada. He was about to fly to Toronto to experience the madness of TIFF, where his doc Reel Injun is premiering. The film uses a humorous tone to explore the many representations, and misrepresentations, of Native peoples that have come through Hollywood.

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