(Ballad of the Colorado Ute)

Content: Featuring stylized visual storytelling, this rarely seen film by famed experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage was produced for the Colorado Department of Public Relations and is one of two films (the other being "Colorado Legend") to explore Colorado myths. This film tells the story of the Ute people and the tension between the youth, “the Braves”, and an elder, “Smoking Water”. The cultural objects were provided by the University of Colorado Museum and Denver Art Museum.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

17 minutes

Year:

1961

Directors:

Stan Brakhage

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Production companies:

Colorado Department of Public Relations

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Editor

Cinematography

Music

Sound Engineer

Director