Colliding Worlds (1980)
Four generations of the "People Who Live Where the Cedar Trees Start to Grow" (Wah-up-weh-tuhneum), also known as the Mono or Western Monache people, and their attempts to maintain cultural traditions such as acorn collecting, food preparation, music, dance, powwows, and games. Colliding Worlds won Best Documentary Short at the American Indian Film Festival in 1980.
Director: Orie Medicine Bull
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Ida Bishop as Grandmother |
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Donna Lee as Grand-daughter |
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Francys Sherman as Mother |
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Orie Medicine Bull as Narrator |
| Directing | Orie Medicine Bull | Director |
| Camera | Udom Yetasook | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dan Riesenfeld | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Christine Mohanna | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rafigh Pooya | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ladd McPartland | Sound |
| Sound | Lilian Wu | Sound |
| Sound | Jeannie Shannin | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Sound | Udom Yetasook | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Editing | Orie Medicine Bull | Editor |
| Editing | Dan Mellinkoff | Editor |
| Editing | Bryan Wade | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Stan Mindel | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Orie Medicine Bull | Writer |
| Sound | Orie Medicine Bull | Music |