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"Shimásání"

"Shimasani"Shimásání
(2009, 15 min.) US
Director: Blackhorse Lowe (Navajo)
In Navajo with English subtitles.

In the late 1920s on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane decides whether to retain her traditional lifestyle at home with her másání (grandmother) or seek a new life "just over the mountain."

Image credit: Shimásání; Shimásání

Blackhorse Lowe

2011 Native Cinema Showcase, NM

2011 Native American Film + Video Festival

2009 Special Screenings, NYC

2009 Native Cinema Showcase

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