Columbus Didn't Discover Us is a 1992 American short documentary film directed and co-edited by Robbie Leppzer. It was filmed at the First Continental Conference on 500 Years of Indian Resistance in Quito, Ecuador, in 1990.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Robbie Leppzer |
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Production company | Turning Tide Productions |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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Columbus Didn't Discover Us screened on May 16, 1992, in Deerfield, Massachusetts, as part of an exhibition titled 1492–1992: Many Voices Many Views.[1] The exhibition coincided with the Columbus Quincentenary, the 500th anniversary of the first of the voyages of Christopher Columbus.[1][3]
Home media
editColumbus Didn't Discover Us had its first home media release on VHS.[4] In 2020, the film was remastered in HD and released online with a newly added 6-minute opening montage of protesters taking down statues of Christopher Columbus.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Davis, Richie (May 4, 1992). "The Columbus legacy: Showcase for teachers aims to balance view". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Orme, Terry (October 4, 1992). "Filmmakers take dim view of Columbus' 'discovery'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. E3. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stam, Robert; Shohat, Ella (2006). Flagging Patriotism: Crises of Narcissism and Anti-Americanism. Routledge. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-415-97922-1.
- ^ Columbus Didn't Discover Us: Native People's Perspectives on the Columbus Legacy (VHS), ISBN 1-881626-11-3
- ^ "COLUMBUS DIDN'T DISCOVER US". Turning Tide Films. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
Further reading
edit- "Native American Heritage Films". IUB Libraries Blogs. Indiana University Bloomington. November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- Shohat, Ella; Stam, Robert (2014). Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media (Second ed.). Routledge. pp. 71, 76, 86. ISBN 978-0-415-53861-9.
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