Summaries

International Aboriginal spokesperson, medal recipient from Queen Elizabeth II, digital art pioneer with a Ph.D. in Fine Arts, singer/songwriter with seven albums and an Academy Award for the song Up Where We Belong - this list only skims the surface of the remarkable achievements of Buffy Sainte-Marie. Buffy lights up the screen as this documentary offers privileged access to her life backstage, on reserves and at her home in Hawaii and mixes current performance footage with archival film. Interviews with Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, Bill Cosby, Randy Bachman, John Kay and Eric Andersen add even more star power to the documentary.—Anonymous

Buffy Sainte-Marie is best known for her protest songs (Universal Soldier) and her love songs (Up Where We Belong). This one-hour documentary chronicles her remarkable career as she rises to prominence in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene and blazes a groundbreaking path as an Aboriginal-rights advocate, digital artist and Oscar-winning songwriter.

Details

Keywords
  • reference to elvis presley
Genres
  • War
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 31, 2006
Countries of origin United States Canada Finland
Official sites Official site
Language English
Production companies Yleisradio (YLE) Paquin Entertainment Group Cinefocus

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Runtime 58m
Color Color
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