What the Critics Say About "The Return of Navajo Boy
“Like a finely made rug, The Return of Navajo Boy contains multiple layers of color, construction, and meaning. . . A must see.”
-Native Peoples Magazine
“For more than a decade, film-maker Jeff Spitz helped his friend Elsie Begay push for removal of uranium-contaminated soil around her family’s compound west of Monument Valley. Now it’s getting cleaned up.
– Judy Pasternak, author of Yellow Dirt:
“We see your work on behalf of Navajo Families and deeply appreciate your dedication and commitment.”
– Gilbert Badoni,
“This film should be part of any library collection. The film should be shown to as many as possible and made into school lessons.”
– Michael W. Simpson, University of Arizona
“This film should be part of any library collection. The film should be shown to as many as possible and made into school lessons.”
– Michael W. Simpson, University of Arizona
“I used this remarkable documentary in a large U.S. history survey course comprised mostly of students from Southeast Asian and Central American immigrant-refugee communities. ”
– Art Hansen, Professor of History and Director, Oral History Program, California State University in Fullerton.
“When people talk about the transforming power of filmmaking, they are usually referring to artistic statements or emotional catharsis, but The Return of Navajo Boy reminds that there is a different kind of power to be found in the moving image.”
“Like a finely made rug, The Return of Navajo Boy contains multiple layers of color, construction, and meaning. . . A must see.”
-Native Peoples Magazine