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

1999·1h 5m·Released

7.0
MusicDocumentary

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.

Watch Trailer

Cast

Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson

Self - Mohawk/Cayuga

Rita Coolidge

Rita Coolidge

Self - Cherokee

John Trudell

John Trudell

Self - Santee Sioux

Benito Concha

Benito Concha

Self - Benito Concha (archive footage)

Sharon Burch

Sharon Burch

Self - Navaho (archive footage)

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Self - Sioux

Herb Myke

Herb Myke

Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations

Doug Myke

Doug Myke

Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations

Elaine Bomberry

Elaine Bomberry

Self - Ojibway/Cayuga/Six Nations

Derek Miller

Derek Miller

Self - Six Nations musician

Ulali

Ulali

Selves - Indigenous women’s group (archive footage)

Joanne Shenandoah

Joanne Shenandoah

Self Oneida/Iriquois/Haudenosaunee

Johnny Myke

Johnny Myke

Self - Payute

Verdell Primeaux

Verdell Primeaux

Self - Navaho

Details

Release Date
1999-01-01
Status
Released
Language
Production
Perry Films

More Like This