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Follows a family of Native Americans living in the City of Angels.Follows a family of Native Americans living in the City of Angels.Follows a family of Native Americans living in the City of Angels.
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- TriviaKent Mackenzie borrowed equipment from industrial film makers Parthenon Pictures and used the unused "ends" of thousand-foot reels of 35mm film, according to an article in the 12 March 1961 edition of the New York Times.
- GoofsIn a scene where an older man is heard singing and playing an instrument under a tree, he is not doing corresponding actions in a long-shot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
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A 1961 documentary chronicling a day in the life of a group of twenty-something Native Americans who left reservation life in the 1950s to live in LA.
The Exiles by Kent Mackenzie, USA (Documentary). A 1961 documentary chronicling a day in the life of a group of twenty-something Native Americans who left reservation life in the 1950s to live in LA.
A unique and powerful film, blending storytelling with documentation. Mackenzie constructed a narrative about one day in the life of three main characters - a pregnant young woman (Yvonne), the father (Homer), and a man about town (Tommy). Both men are profound alcoholics, and the woman seems stunned by the circumstances of her life though hopeful for the future of her child.
The film opens with portraits from Edward Sheriff Curtis's monumental North American Indian, which I recommend as a starting place. Mackenzie has a sharp eye for cultural details - check out the Grand Hotel mattress in Yvonne and Homer's apartment, as well as the magazines, comics, advertisements, toys, and street scenes.
The story develops via voiceovers by Yvonne, Homer, and Tommy - and an amazing middle sequence from the rez, with generous doses of native language and music.
This is a must-see movie for anyone interested in social work, indigenous peoples, or the dark side of American culture. Never boring for any viewer.
A unique and powerful film, blending storytelling with documentation. Mackenzie constructed a narrative about one day in the life of three main characters - a pregnant young woman (Yvonne), the father (Homer), and a man about town (Tommy). Both men are profound alcoholics, and the woman seems stunned by the circumstances of her life though hopeful for the future of her child.
The film opens with portraits from Edward Sheriff Curtis's monumental North American Indian, which I recommend as a starting place. Mackenzie has a sharp eye for cultural details - check out the Grand Hotel mattress in Yvonne and Homer's apartment, as well as the magazines, comics, advertisements, toys, and street scenes.
The story develops via voiceovers by Yvonne, Homer, and Tommy - and an amazing middle sequence from the rez, with generous doses of native language and music.
This is a must-see movie for anyone interested in social work, indigenous peoples, or the dark side of American culture. Never boring for any viewer.
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- Feb 28, 2008
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- Budget
- $539 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,945
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,448
- Jul 13, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $30,945
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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