PICTURING INDIANS: NATIVE AMERICANS IN FILM, 1941-1960 FLIP BOOKS Torn Curtain

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Contextualizing and closely reading each of his films

Isao Takahata's Tale of the Princess Kaguya

PICTURING INDIANS: NATIVE AMERICANS IN FILM, 1941-1960 FLIP BOOKS Torn CurtainStanding at the intersection of Native history, labor, and representation, Picturing Indians presents a vivid portrait of the complicated experiences of Native actors on the sets of midcentury Hollywood Westerns. This behind the scenes look at costuming, makeup, contract negotiations, and union disparities uncovers an all too familiar narrative of racism and further complicates filmmakers choices to follow mainstream representations of Indianness.