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Hopi: Song of the Fourth World

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Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World is a compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst the beautiful images of Hopi land and life, a variety of Hopi--a farmer, religious elder, grandmother, painter, potter and weaver--speak about the preservation of the Hopi way.

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Running Time:  58:11
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“… An excellent film …appropriate for practically any audience.”
Choice Magazine

“Quite simply put, this is the finest documentary I have yet seen on a North American Indian people or subject” 
Dr. Alfonso Ortiz (Tewa), Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico

“One of the best film on Indians today…highly recommended.”
Landers Film Review

“It is a beautiful film, and it reaches deep into the essential life of the Hopi.”
Scott Momaday, Novelist

Pat Ferrero  Pat Ferrero is an independent filmmaker whose work as a producer/director includes Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World, Hearts & Hands and Quilts in Women's Lives. These films have won numerous awards, have been screened nationally on cable and PBS, and have been exhibited at national festivals including Sundance, New York Film Festival, National Educational Film and Video Festival, the Hawaii and San Francisco International Film Festivals, as well as international festivals in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. She recently produced nine short videos for a permanent museum exhibit on American Indian culture and environment issues for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, PA. Ferrero also teaches film production in the Cinema Department at San Francisco State University.

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