Navajo Movies

  • 2023
    NUKED

    NUKED

    NUKED

    7.52023HD

    The US detonated 67 nuclear weapons over the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the Cold War, the consequences of which still reverberate...

    NUKED
  • 1992
    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    01992HD

    This Peabody Award-winning documentary from New Mexico PBS looks at the European arrival in the Americas from the perspective of the Pueblo Peoples.

    Surviving Columbus
  • 2025
    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History

    02025HD

    The American Southwest holds a dark legacy as the place where nuclear weapons were invented and built. Navajo people have long held this place...

    Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History
  • 2007
    Turquoise Rose

    Turquoise Rose

    Turquoise Rose

    102007HD

    A coming age film of a Navajo girl.

    Turquoise Rose
  • 1927
    Drums of the Desert

    Drums of the Desert

    Drums of the Desert

    01927HD

    John Curry is a friend of the Navajos who fails in his attempts to keep the white man from exploiting the tribe's secret altars. Realizing that there...

    Drums of the Desert
  • 1966
    Navajo Film Themselves

    Navajo Film Themselves

    Navajo Film Themselves

    01966HD

    Navajo Film Themselves is a series of seven short documentaries: Intrepid Shadows (1966), The Navajo Silversmith (1966), A Navajo Weaver (1966), Old...

    Navajo Film Themselves
  • 1966
    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't

    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't

    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't

    01966HD

    A coyote adopted by an old Navajo, Delgado, thinks he is a sheepdog, though he is not accepted by the other dogs of the area.

    Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't
  • 1954
    Navajo Canyon Country

    Navajo Canyon Country

    Navajo Canyon Country

    01954HD

    Overview of the Navajo people and the relationship to their land in Northern Arizona.

    Navajo Canyon Country
  • 2012
    Up Heartbreak Hill

    Up Heartbreak Hill

    Up Heartbreak Hill

    02012HD

    Up Heartbreak Hill chronicles the lives of three high school seniors living on the Navajo Nation and struggling to shape their identities as both...

    Up Heartbreak Hill
  • 2017
    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo

    02017HD

    My Name is Hungry Buffalo
  • 2004
    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation

    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation

    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation

    02004HD

    It explores the effect that methamphetamine has had on the Navajo Nation and interviews the people whose lives have been affected by the highly...

    G: Methamphetamine on the Navajo Nation
  • 1957
    The Navajos: Children of the Gods

    The Navajos: Children of the Gods

    The Navajos: Children of the Gods

    01957HD

    The story of the Navajo, at work and play, in the Southwestern United States, and in particular, in scenic Monument Valley. The film focuses on a...

    The Navajos: Children of the Gods
  • 1993
    Grandfather Sky

    Grandfather Sky

    Grandfather Sky

    01993HD

    A young Native American man on his way to visit his uncle learns about his Navajo heritage by attending tribal gatherings, traditional ceremonies and...

    Grandfather Sky
  • 2012
    Racing the Rez

    Racing the Rez

    Racing the Rez

    02012HD

    Racing the Rez reveals the transformative potential of cross-country running at the team level. The story follows two rival high school teams...

    Racing the Rez
  • 1971
    The Long Walk

    The Long Walk

    The Long Walk

    01971HD

    Mr. Greene recollects Navajo history through interviews with ancient tribesmen and reports on contemporary conditions, with emphasis on the progress...

    The Long Walk
  • 2016
    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

    02016HD

    This short film follows Tonisha, Toneil and their family as they reclaim their Navajo history and reconnect with ancestors within the canyon walls.

    Canyon Song
  • 1940
    Old New Mexico

    Old New Mexico

    Old New Mexico

    01940HD

    This Traveltalk series short takes viewers on a tour of old New Mexico. Starting in Santa Fe, the oldest state capitol in the USA, the city existed...

    Old New Mexico