Reel Injun

On the Trail of the Hollywood "Indian"

Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people; over 100 years of movies defining how Indians are seen by the world.

Reel Injun takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through the history of cinema.

Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of aEUoethe InjunaEU_x009d_ has influenced the worldaEU(tm)s understanding aEU" and misunderstanding aEU" of Natives.

With candid interviews with directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell and Russell Means, clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, including Stagecoach, Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales, One Flew Over the CuckooaEU(tm)s Nest, and Atanarjuat the Fast Runner, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinemaaEU(tm)s depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today.