Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson (1999)

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.

Released Jan. 1, 1999 65 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Music

Keywords: tmdb.peyote, tmdb.ghost-dance, tmdb.wounded-knee-massacre, tmdb.boarding-school, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie

Production Companies: Perry Films

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English