Navajos Film Themselves is a series of seven short documentary films which show scenes of life on the Navajo Nation. It was added to the United States National Film Registry in 2002.

thumb|Alta Kahn editing as her daughter Susie Benally looks on.

The films are:

  • Intrepid Shadows directed by Al Clah
  • The Navajo Silversmith directed by John Nelson
  • A Navajo Weaver directed by Susie Benally
  • Old Antelope Lake directed by Mike Anderson
  • Second Weaver directed by either Susie Benally or Alta Kahn
  • The Shallow Well Project directed by John Nelson
  • The Spirit of the Navajos directed by Maxine and Mary J. Tsosie

The series is also known as Through Navajo Eyes, due to a confusion with the book that follows.

Original elements for these films are stored at the Library of Congress, Culpeper, Virginia.

References

  • Official site