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Jeff Spitz

"The Return of Navajo Boy"The Return of Navajo Boy
(2000, 52 min. Documentary) US
Producer: Jeff Spitz; Bennie Klain (Navajo)
Director: Jeff Spitz

When an obscure 1950's film called Navajo Boy turns up, it leads a contemporary Navajo family to recall its history as the subject of still photos and movie images, and the impact on its life of the uranium mines. This encounter sets in motion a chain of events that leads to the return of the family's long lost little brother.

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Image credits: Jeff Spitz - courtesy of the filmmaker; The Return of Navajo Boy - courtesy of Jeff Spitz

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Bennie Klain

Jeff Spitz

2003 Environmental Film Festival

2000 Native American Film and Video Festival

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