Short Film
Deerfoot of the Diamond
DEERFOOT OF THE DIAMOND is a mixed-format documentary collage about the career and legacy of Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major league baseball. Born on the Penobscot Indian Reservation in Old Town, Maine, Sockalexis was signed by the Cleveland Spiders in 1897, becoming the first recognized minority in the sport, fifty years before Jackie Robinson.
Q&A with director Lance Edmands to follow.
Playing in SHIFTING LANDSCAPES SHORTS.
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Genre
Runtime
27 Min
Section
Shifting Landscapes Shorts
Director
Lance Edmands
Producer
Adam Piron, Kyle Martin, Rebecca Stern, Trevor Gill, Gentry Kirby
Subject
Sky Hopinka, Echota Killsnight, Brian McDonald, David Fleitz, Maulian Dana, Chris Sockalexis
Country
USA