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

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music,

Documentary

Duration:

65 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Dana Heinz Perry

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Company:

Perry Films

Cast:

Self - Mohawk/Cayuga

Self - Cherokee

Self - Santee Sioux

Self - Benito Concha (archive footage)

Self - Navaho (archive footage)

Crew:

Director

Producer

Editor

Director of Photography

Associate Producer