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Billy Luther
Billy Luther is a Native American Independent film producer and director producing documentaries and short films. He currently belongs to the Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo Tribes. He is best known for his documentary ''Miss Navajo'' which tells the story about woman competing in the beauty pageant of Miss Navajo. Early life He belongs to the Navajo, Hopi, and the Laguna Pueblo tribes. Luther began studying film work at Columbia College Chicago before moving east where he went to Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Career Billy Luther Began directing and making short films as a student at Hampshire College in Amherst Massachusetts. One of these films included ''Face Value'', which was a short documentary on racial profiling. ''Miss Navajo'' (2007) Miss Navajo was Billy Luther's first documentary film he directed. It was produced and distributed by Independent Lens, a series of the PBS channel. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The film premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winslow, Arizona
Winslow ( nv, ) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,655. It is approximately southeast of Flagstaff, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and southeast of Las Vegas. History Winslow was named for either Edward F. Winslow, president of St. Louis and San Francisco Rail Road, which owned half of the old Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, or Tom Winslow, a prospector who lived in the area. The last Harvey House (La Posada Hotel), designed by Mary Colter, opened in 1930. The hotel closed in 1957 and was used by the Santa Fe Railway for offices. The railroad abandoned La Posada in 1994 and announced plans to tear it down. It was bought and restored by Allan Affeldt and it serves as a hotel. U.S. Route 66 was originally routed through the city. A contract to build Interstate 40 as a bypass north of Winslow was awarded at the end of 1977. I-40 replaced U.S. Route 66 in Arizona in its entirety. Winslow ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
