Filmmaker Lydia Nibley explores the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder. Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he ‘bug-smashed a fag’. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the ‘nadleeh’, or ‘two-spirit’, who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits. Through telling Fred’s story, Nibley reminds us of the values that America’s indigenous peoples have long embraced. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.6/10 | |
Released: | June 21, 2009 | |
Runtime: | 65 min | |
Genres: | Documentary | |
Companies: | Just Media Say Yes Quickly Productions Riding The Tiger Productions | |
Crew: | Russell Martin Lydia Nibley | |
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