Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family (2008)
In decades past, Native American artists who wanted to sell to mainstream collectors had little choice but to create predictable, Hollywood-style western scenes. Then came a generation of painters and sculptors led by Allan Houser (or Haozous), a Chiricahua Apache artist with no interest in stereotyped imagery and a belief that his own rich heritage was compatible with modernist ideas and techniques. Narrated by actor Val Kilmer and originally commissioned as part of an exhibit of Houser’s work at the Oklahoma History Center, this program depicts the artist’s tribal ancestry, his rise to regional and national acclaim, and the continuing success of his sons as they expand upon and depart from their father’s achievements. Key works are documented, as is Houser’s tenure at the Santa Fe–based Institute of American Indian Arts.
Director: Bryan Beasley
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Val Kilmer as Narrator (voice) |
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Allan Houser as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Bryan Beasley | Director |
| Writing | Bryan Beasley | Writer |
| Production | Justin Sloggatt | Producer |
| Production | Tara Damron | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Kays Al-Atrakchi | Music |
| Camera | Bill Sloggatt | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gregory Strom | Editor |
| Sound | Kays Al-Atrakchi | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Santiago Heredia | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Jon Shryock | Jimmy Jib Operator |
| Camera | Woody Wise | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Woody Wise | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Santiago Heredia | Title Designer |
| Visual Effects | Santiago Heredia | Animation |
| Editing | Micheal J. Shaw | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Akil Thornton | Additional Editing |
| Production | Ilana Sloggatt | Production Assistant |
| Production | Bob Ross | Executive Producer |
