I Want to Know Why (1994)
The videomaker investigates the women in her family who have succumbed prematurely to external forces of racism and poverty. Using repetition and manipulation of western images of First Nations culture with an at first timid, then demanding voice-over, the video moves through sorrow and indignation with the processes of cultural genocide.
Director: Dana Claxton
Runtime: 6 min
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Country: Canada
Original Language: en
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- The videomaker investigates the women in her family who have succumbed prematurely to external forces of racism and poverty. Using repetition and manipulation of western images of First Nations culture with an at first timid, then demanding voice-over, the video moves through sorrow and indignation with the processes of cultural genocide.
- Who directed I Want to Know Why?
- I Want to Know Why was directed by Dana Claxton.
- How long is I Want to Know Why?
- I Want to Know Why has a runtime of 6m (6 minutes).
- Where was I Want to Know Why produced?
- I Want to Know Why was produced in Canada.