Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale (1973)

Director	Gerald McDermott
Producer	Texture Films
Contributors	narrator, Joquin Brant; music, Thomas Wagner; photographers, John Rowohlt, Frank Koenig
Length	12 min
B&W/Color	color
UO Library Catalog description:	Uses animation to tell the tale of the Acoma Pueblo Indians about a boy’s search for his father, entailing his voyage on an arrow to the Sun, trials he undergoes in the sky village until he is recognized by his father, the Lord of the Sun, and his return to Earth to spread the Sun’s warm delights.
Call #	FILM Mb286
Genre	animation
Rare	no
Online	no
Copyright status	protected
Physical condition	fair
Oregon-related	no

Notes:

The film was adapted from McDermott’s book by the same name, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1974. There was also a filmstrip version, and the film is available as part of a DVD compilation called Multicultural Tales.