A treasure of early silent films, White Fawns Devotion is probably one of the first films made by Native Americans. The film meditates on cultural and racial issues including but not limited to: Native Americans, white settlers, interracial marriage, and cultural loyalty. The story moves quickly, as a white settler marries a Native American and they have a daughter. Trouble ensues, however, when the settler learns hes inherited a large sum of money and wishes to leave the more natural lifestyle that hes chosen. Set on the frontier, White Fawns Devotion is unique in many aspects: its shot on the frontier, as opposed to the hokey sets of most of its contemporaries; its not from the white mans perspective; it takes an honest look at the culture clash that occurred in early America. Above all else, White Fawns Devotion is a precious glimpse of America through the eyes of a sadly embittered but powerfully artistic minority.
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White Fawn’s Devotion
Produced: 1910
Length: 10 Minutes
A treasure of early silent films, White Fawns Devotion is probably one of the first films made by Native Americans. The film meditates on cultural and racial issues including but not limited to: Native Americans, white settlers, interracial marriage, and cultural loyalty. The story moves quickly, as a white settler marries a Native American and they have a daughter. Trouble ensues, however, when the settler learns hes inherited a large sum of money and wishes to leave the more natural lifestyle that hes chosen. Set on the frontier, White Fawns Devotion is unique in many aspects: its shot on the frontier, as opposed to the hokey sets of most of its contemporaries; its not from the white mans perspective; it takes an honest look at the culture clash that occurred in early America. Above all else, White Fawns Devotion is a precious glimpse of America through the eyes of a sadly embittered but powerfully artistic minority.
