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Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

199965 min 7.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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.

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Release / first air1999-01-01
Original languageEN
GenresMusic, Documentary
DirectorDana Heinz Perry
WriterNot available
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionPerry Films

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10 cast members
Robbie RobertsonRobbie RobertsonSelf - Mohawk/Cayuga
Rita CoolidgeRita CoolidgeSelf - Cherokee
John TrudellJohn TrudellSelf - Santee Sioux
Benito ConchaBenito ConchaSelf - Benito Concha (archive footage)
Sharon BurchSharon BurchSelf - Navaho (archive footage)
Floyd 'Red Crow' WestermanFloyd 'Red Crow' WestermanSelf - Sioux
Herb MykeHerb MykeSelf - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Doug MykeDoug MykeSelf - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Elaine BomberryElaine BomberrySelf - Ojibway/Cayuga/Six Nations
Derek MillerDerek MillerSelf - Six Nations musician

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