This doc explores "The Band" guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson's Native American background. Half Mohawk on his mother's side, the film follows him back to the Six Nations reservation in Ontario where he spent summers growing up and picked up his first guitar. The resulting album, "Contact From the Underworld of Red Boy", draws on his childhood First Nation influences and includes musical collaborations wth Native artists such as John Trudell, Rita Coolidge and Buffy Ste Marie.
Genre: Music, Documentary
Stars: Robbie Robertson, Rita Coolidge, John Trudell, Benito Concha, Sharon Burch, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Crew: Dana Heinz Perry (Director), Dana Heinz Perry (Producer), Dana Heinz Perry (Editor), Hart Perry (Director of Photography), Sara Keller (Associate Producer)
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Runtime: 65 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1999
IMDb: 10
