Kinaaldá: Navajo Rite of Passage
(2000, 56 min. Documentary) US
Producer: Lena Carr (Navajo); Co-pr.: Aaron Carr (Navajo/Laguna)
Director: Lena Carr (Navajo)
Produced by: Indian Summer Films

A Navajo filmmaker turns the camera on herself and her family as she documents the kinaaldá, or coming of age ceremony, of her niece. Telling her own personal story, the filmmaker provides a rare insider's look at Navajo culture and the complexities of growing up Navajo in contemporary times.

Image credit: Still from Kinaaldá