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The last conquistador
Title
The last conquistador / Valadez Media and Kitchen Sync in association with the Independent Television Service/ITVS, ... [et al.] ; written, directed & produced by John J. Valadez ; directed & produced by Cristina Ibarra.
Publication
Warwick, New York : The Kitchen Sync Group Inc/Valadez Media ; [United States] : [Distributed by] PBS, c2008.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (109 min. ) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Videodisc release of a documentary originally produced in 2007 and broadcast July 15, 2008 on PBS's Point of View television program.
Cinematography, Elia Lyssy ; editors, Keiko Deguchi, Jean-Philippe Boucicaut ; composer, Richard Martinez.
Summary
The story of sculptor John Houser's dream to build the world's tallest bronze equestrian statue for El Paso, Texas, to memorialize the Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate and to honor the contributions of Hispanic people in the American West. But Native Americans are outraged, remembering Oñate as the man who brought genocide, cut off their feet, and sold their children into slavery. As El Paso divides along lines of race and class, Houser must face the moral implications of his work.
Variant and related titles
Title on disc label and container: Last conquistador : an artist, a dream, a nightmare
Artist, a dream, a nightmare
POV (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 28, 2017
Credits
Cinematography, Elia Lyssy ; editors, Keiko Deguchi, Jean-Philippe Boucicaut ; composer, Richard Martinez.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Social problem television programs.
Ethnographic television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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