Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Apr 5, 2019

0h 26m

★ 0.0

Overview

Revisiting the achievements of Sacheen Littlefeather, the first woman of color to utilize the Academy Awards to make a political statement.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

One Bowl Productions

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence Trailers

Cast

Self

Sacheen Littlefeather

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

Gene Hackman

Self (archive footage)

Russell Means

Self (archive footage)

Lee Vollman

Self (archive footage)

Roger Moore

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5.7

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7.0

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