Record Details



Enlarge cover image for Crying earth rise up / a co-production of Prairie Dust Films, LLC and Vision Maker Media; director/producer, Suree Towfighnia ; producer, Courtney Herman ; writers, Reuben Cruz, Suree Towfighnia. DVD

Crying earth rise up / a co-production of Prairie Dust Films, LLC and Vision Maker Media; director/producer, Suree Towfighnia ; producer, Courtney Herman ; writers, Reuben Cruz, Suree Towfighnia.

Towfighnia, Suree, (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Cruz, Reuben, (screenwriter). Courtney, Herman, (film producer). Vision Maker Media, (production company.). Prairie Dust Films, (production company.).

Summary:

"A Lakota mother studying geology seeks the source of the water contamination that caused her daughter's critcal health problems. Meanwhile, a Lakota grandmother fights the regional expansion of uranium mining. Crying Earth Rise Up exposes the human cost of uranium mining and its impact on Great Plains drinking water." -- container.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Chicago, IL] : Prairie Dust Films : [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.
Bonus features include Winona LaDuke interview, featurette, promo.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Tantoo Cardinal.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1.
Language Note:
In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles, and optional English audio description; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired (SDH).
Subject:
Uranium mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Great Plains.
Lakota Indians > Claims.
Water rights > Great Plains.
Water > Pollution > Great Plains.
Drinking water > Contamination > Great Plains.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Claims.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show All Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library FRDVD 825 TD 428 .U73 T69 2015 288353 FR DVD Available -