
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.
Ballad of the Colorado Ute was directed by Stan Brakhage.
Ballad of the Colorado Ute holds an average rating of 4.0/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of documentary. Join the discussion below to add your take.
Ballad of the Colorado Ute runs for 17min, and was released in 1961.
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