Cowboy and "Indian" Film (1958)
The same year that Bruce Conner completed his famed A Movie, Montañez Ortiz destroyed a 16mm print of a banal Western, Winchester '73, with a tomahawk. He then placed the scraps of film in a medicine bag "to release the evil," intoned a ritual chant he had learned from his Yaqui grandfather, and spliced together the exorcised fragments in a random order.
Director: Raphael Montañez Ortíz
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 2 min
Release Date: January 1, 1958
Editing: Raphael Montañez Ortíz
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cowboy and "Indian" Film about?
- The same year that Bruce Conner completed his famed A Movie, Montañez Ortiz destroyed a 16mm print of a banal Western, Winchester '73, with a tomahawk. He then placed the scraps of film in a medicine bag "to release the evil," intoned a ritual chant he had learned from his Yaqui grandfather, and spliced together the exorcised fragments in a random order.
- Who directed Cowboy and "Indian" Film?
- Cowboy and "Indian" Film was directed by Raphael Montañez Ortíz.
- How long is Cowboy and "Indian" Film?
- Cowboy and "Indian" Film has a runtime of 2m (2 minutes).
- What genre is Cowboy and "Indian" Film?
- Cowboy and "Indian" Film is a Animation film.
- Where was Cowboy and "Indian" Film produced?
- Cowboy and "Indian" Film was produced in United States of America.