29 January 2019 Factual 85 mins
A visual journey into the mind and soul of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Navarro Scott Momaday, relating each written line to his unique Native American experience representing ancestry, place, and oral history.
Watch the official Words from a Bear 2019 trailer in HD below.
N. Scott Momaday as Self
Beau Bridges as Self
Jeff Bridges as Self
Joy Harjo as Self
James Earl Jones as Self
Jill Momaday as Self
Robert Redford as Self
Shirley K. Sneve Executive Producer
Michael Kantor Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer Executive Producer
Nancy Novack Supervising Producer
Evan Anthony Colorist
Sally Rosenthal Supervising Producer
Charles Kennedye Director of Photography
N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear Trailer
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