Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes a look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. Traveling through the heartland of America, and into the Canadian North, Diamond looks at how the myth of "the Injun" has influenced the world's understanding — and misunderstanding — of Natives.
Celebrities featured in "Reel Injun" include Robbie Robertson, the half-Jewish, half-Mohawk musician and soundtrack composer ("Raging Bull," "Casino," "Gangs of New York"); Cherokee actor Wes Studi ("Last of the Mohicans," "Geronimo"), filmmakers Jim Jarmusch ("Dead Man") and Chris Eyre ("Smoke Signals"); and acclaimed Native actors Graham Greene ("Dances with Wolves," "Thunderheart") and Adam Beach ("Smoke Signals," Clint Eastwood's "Flags of our Fathers"). Diamond also travels North to the remote Nunavut town of Igloolik (population: 1,500) to interview Zacharias Kunuk, director of the Caméra d'or-winning "The Fast Runner."
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