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Mile Post 398 (2007)

Mile Post 398 poster
Directed by
Andee De La Rosa, Shonie De La Rosa
Genre
independent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Navajo man returns to his reservation after time away. He reconnects with his family and community while confronting personal and cultural challenges.

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What happens

Mile Post 398 is a 2007 independent drama film written, directed, and produced by Shonie and Andee De La Rosa, it is also the first featured film in cinema history that was written, produced, directed, filmed and starred in by an all-Navajo team. It was filmed in Kayenta, Arizona, as well as surrounding locations, Black Mesa, Chinle, Many Farms and Tsegi. It was an official selection of the American Indian Film Festival and Monument Valley Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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