Red Fever

Overview

Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. The film follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond as he asks, “Why do they love us so much?!” and sets out on a journey to find out why the world is so fascinated with the stereotypical imagery of Native people that is all over pop culture. Why have Indigenous cultures been revered, romanticized, and appropriated for so long, and to this day? Red Fever uncovers the surprising truths behind the imagery -- so buried in history that even most Native people don't know about them.

Directed by Catherine Bainbridge, Neil Diamond

Top cast

Neil Diamond

Self - Narrator

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Christian Allaire

Self - Senior Fashion Writer, Vogue

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Susan Scafidi

Self - Founder & Director, Fashion Law Institute

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Angela Demontigny

Self - Fashion Designer & Artist

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Adrienne Keene

Self - Indigenous Studies Scholar

Korina Emmerich

Self - Fashion Designer

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Peter Strikes With A Gun

Self - Elder & Former Chief

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Salome Awa

Self - Descendent of Shaman Qingailisaq

Zacharias Kunuk

Self

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Jamie Okuma

Self - Artist & Fashion Designer

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Sage Paul

Self - Fashion Artist

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Shaun Martin

Self - Ultramarathoner & School Principal

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Dustin Martin

Self - Executive Director, Wings of America

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Philip Deloria

Self - Prof. of History, Harvard University

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Juaquin Hamilton

Self - Sac & Fox Nation Historian

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June Hamilton

Self

Oren R. Lyons

Self - Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Council of Chiefs

Jim Thorpe

Self (archive footage)

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Sally Jenkins

Self - Sports Columnist, Washington Post

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Ray Halbritter

Self - Oneida Indian Nation Representative

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