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Words from a Bear

2019
Directed byJeffrey Palmer
1h 25m

A visual journey into the mind and soul of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Navarro Scott Momaday, relating each written line to his unique Native American experience representing ancestry, place, and oral history.

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N. Scott MomadaySelfRilla AskewSelfBeau BridgesSelf
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Jeff BridgesSelf
Letitia ChambersSelf
Joy HarjoSelf
James Earl JonesSelf
Jill MomadaySelf
Robert RedfordSelf
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STATUSReleased
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NR

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