58 minutes that'll make you rethink everything about 'civilized' living.
A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of Hopi land and life, a variety of Hopi — a farmer, a religious elder, a grandmother, a painter, a potter, and a weaver — speak about the preservation of the Hopi way. Their philosophy of living in balance and harmony with nature is a model to the Western world of an environmental ethic in action.
Cinematography
Sweeping mesa vistas that speak louder than any narration.
Production
Filmed with community consent and collaboration—radical for 1983.
Writing
Elders' words unscripted, unhurried, devastatingly wise.
Director
Pat Ferrero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the Reagan era's aggressive resource extraction policies, this film was quietly subversive environmental activism.
Ronnie Gilbert of The Weavers narrated; her folk music activism connected to the film's themes of voice and resistance.
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