Trudell

Directed by Heather Rae
PG
2005    80mDocumentary
7.431%77%5.4
The film traces poet John Trudell's (1946-2015) life from his childhood in Omaha, Nebraska, through his role as one of leaders of the Occupation of Alcatraz and Radio Free Alcatraz in 1969, to serving as Chairman of the American Indian Movement from 1973-1979. It also covers his rebirth as a poet after his wife, mother-in-law and three children died in a house fire suspected as suspicious but never investigated.
  • John TrudellSelf / Narrator (voice) / Music
  • Robert RedfordSelf - Filmmaker, Activist
  • Jackson BrowneSelf - Singer, Songwriter
  • Sam ShepardSelf - Playwright, Actor (Thunderheart)
  • Val KilmerSelf - Actor, Friend
  • Kris KristoffersonSelf - Musician, Friend
  • Bonnie RaittSelf - Musician, Activist
  • Gary FarmerSelf - Actor, Friend
  • Amy RaySelf - Indigo Girls, Co-Founder HONOR THE EARTH
  • Wilma MankillerSelf - Former Chief, Cherokee Nation
  • Bruce EllisonSelf - Defense Attorney, Butler-Robideau and Peltier Trials
  • Rick PowersSelf - AIM Member, Friend
  • Darelle ButlerSelf - Former AIM Member (as Dino Butler)
  • Lori PourierSelf - Executive Director, First Peoples Fund
  • Winona ManningSelf - Tina Manning's Sister
  • Yolanda ManningSelf - Duck Valley, NV
  • Lindsey ManningSelf - Tina's Cousin, Duck Valley, NV
  • QuiltmanSelf - Band Member
  • Rick EcksteinSelf - Band Member
  • Mark SharkSelf - Band Member

Trudell Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnOctober 12, 2024
    "Trudell" is made with an advertorial style that doesn't work.

 

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Trudell Trivia

Trudell was released on January 20, 2005.

Trudell was directed by Heather Rae.

Trudell has a runtime of 80 min.

Trudell was produced by Heather Rae, Elyse Katz.

The key characters in Trudell are Self / Narrator (voice) (John Trudell), Self - Filmmaker, Activist (Robert Redford), Self - Singer, Songwriter (Jackson Browne).

Trudell is rated PG.

Trudell is a Documentary film.

Trudell has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.

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