"The Earliest Bruise" - Native Networks

The Earliest Bruise
(2004, 2 min.) US
Director: Thomas Isaac (Navajo)

An animated video encapsulates the memory of a young boy who witnesses his father’s drunken abuse of his mother—a narrative that reflects the distortions of memory in a surreal portrait of helplessness and fear.

Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio, 2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI; The Earliest Bruise

2009 Native Cinema Showcase