Words from a Bear
Trailer: Words from a Bear
Year: 2019
Genre: Documentary
Studio: American Masters Pictures, Rainy Mountain Media, Vision Maker Media, ITVS, Thirteen, Firelight Media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, AARP Studios
Director: Jeffrey Palmer
Cast: N. Scott Momaday, Rilla Askew, Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges, Letitia Chambers, Joy Harjo
Crew: Shirley K. Sneve (Executive Producer), Michael Kantor (Executive Producer), Sally Jo Fifer (Executive Producer), Nancy Novack (Supervising Producer), Evan Anthony (Colorist), Sally Rosenthal (Supervising Producer)
Runtime: 85 minutes
Release: Jan 29, 2019
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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