Buffalo Dance (film)

Buffalo Dance is an 1894 black-and-white silent film from Edison Studios, produced by William K. L. Dickson with William Heise as cinematographer. Filmed on a single reel, using standard 35 mm gauge, it has a 16-second runtime. The film was shot in Edison's Black Maria studio at the same time as Sioux Ghost Dance.[1] These are two of the earliest films made which feature Native Americans. According to the Edison catalog, the performers in both films were genuine Sioux people wearing traditional costumes and war paint. All were veterans of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Buffalo Dance has three dancers and two drummers. Hair Coat, Last Horse and Parts His Hair dance in a circle while drummers Pine and Strong Talker provide their rhythm.[2]

Buffalo Dance
Directed byWilliam Kennedy Dickson
Produced byWilliam Kennedy Dickson
Starringmembers of Sioux nation
CinematographyWilliam Heise
Distributed byEdison Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • 1894 (1894)
Running time
16 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

See also

References

  1. "Sioux ghost dance". Library of Congress. 1894. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. "Buffalo dance". Library of Congress. 1894. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
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