This silent documentary with an original score was filmed through the eye of a 1924 hand-cranked, spring-wound Cine-Kodak camera. The film feaures Terry "Coyote" Murphy representing the Native American influence on the isle of Manhattan. Coyote, a Shaman Trail Scout, takes a journey which transcends time, weaving from Inwood Park (where the island was traded for beads and booze) down a long native path (now called "the great white way" and more commonly known as Broadway) to the lower reaches of Manhattan into ground zero, which is now a sacred burial ground for not just the American Indian and the slaves of yesteryear, but for the newest natives of this island empire as well. "Native New Yorker" took several years of filming. Running time is 13 minutes. Directed by Steve Bilich. Original score by William Susman. Booka and Edythe Michel, Executive Producers.

ACCOLADES FOR NATIVE NEW YORKER

Native New Yorker was showcased at the Avignon/New York, Rome, Los Angeles, and Vancouver Film Festivals as well as London's Raindance and The United Nations Film Festival. The film received Gold Medal of Excellence Awards in both the Audience Choice and Jury Choice categories at Park City and was awarded Best Short Documentary at Tribeca in 2006.