N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear

Sat, Oct 10 2020
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Virtual

BPL Presents film Indigenous Peoples Day litfilm Virtual Programming

Documentary, dir. by Jeffrey Palmer
US, 2019, 85 mins

LitFilm 2020: A spiritual journey into the enigmatic life and mind of the Native America’s most celebrated author, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning The House Made of Dawn led to the Native American Renaissance. Using a fresh approach to biographical storytelling, indigenous filmmaker Jeffrey Palmer visually captures Momaday’s creative core in this American Masters film through original animation, historical photos and aerial landscapes, and interviews with Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, James Earl Jones, and Joy Harjo.

The screening will be followed by a talkback with director Jeffrey Palmer and American Masters Executive Producer Michael Kantor. FOR THE REST OF THE FESTIVAL LINEUP, GO HERE.

Please register for this free FILM & Zoom event. Registered audience members will receive a link TO STREAM THE FILM & A ZOOM LINK FOR THE CONVERSATION prior to the event.

Please note: times are subject to change.

LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers is made possible with support from WarnerMedia.

Add to My Calendar 10/10/2020 04:00 pm 10/10/2020 05:30 pm America/New_York N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear <p>Documentary, dir. by Jeffrey Palmer<br /> US, 2019, 85 mins</p> <p><strong>LitFilm 2020:</strong> A spiritual journey into the enigmatic life and mind of the Native America’s most celebrated author, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning <em>The House Made of Dawn</em> led to the Native American Renaissance.&nbsp;Using a fresh approach to biographical storytelling, indigenous filmmaker <strong>Jeffrey Palmer</strong> visually captures Momaday’s creative core in this <strong>American Masters</strong> film through original animation, historical photos and aerial landscapes, and interviews with <strong>Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, James Earl Jones, and Joy Harjo</strong>.</p> <p><strong>The screening will be followed by a talkback with director Jeffrey Palmer and American Masters Executive Producer Michael Kantor. FOR THE REST OF THE FESTIVAL LINEUP, GO <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/litfilm">HERE</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Please register for this free FILM &amp; Zoom event.&nbsp;Registered audience members will receive a&nbsp;link TO STREAM THE FILM &amp; A ZOOM LINK FOR THE CONVERSATION prior to the event.</strong></p> Brooklyn Public Library - Virtual MM/DD/YYYY 60