By Elina Shatkin, October 3, 2003
"The World of American Indian Dance," a one-hour documentary produced by Four Directions Entertainment, an enterprise of the Oneida Indian Nation, will premiere on the NBC television network on Saturday, April 19 at 3:00 pm EST. Shot with Panasonic's AJ-HDC27 VariCam high-definition cameras, this is the first-ever American Indian-produced documentary to air on a major television network.
"The World of American Indian Dance" introduces audiences to the beauty, athleticism, and competitive spirit of American Indian dance
. Actor Peter Coyote provides a stirring narration to the documentary. Ray Halbritter (Oneida), Dan Jones (Ponca) and Sonny Skyhawk (Lakota) are executive producers; Jones is producer. Randy Martin directed and Patrick Blackard served as director of photography.
The uncompressed edit was done on the HDBOXX editing system from BOXX Technologies, which supports Panasonic's VariCam variable frame rate camera. Four Directions Entertainment is committed to creating more opportunities for American Indians in the entertainment industry and to re-defining, through its productions, the perception of the First Americans on the continent.
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