CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 5m

Two Spirits

Fred Martinez was a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In an earlier era, he would have been revered. Instead, he was murdered.

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Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits.

Directed byLydia Nibley

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 5m
Language
EN
Released
June 21, 2009
Budget
$248,321
Studios
Just MediaSay Yes Quickly ProductionsRiding The Tiger Productions

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Directed by
Lydia Nibley
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Lydia Nibley
Russell Martin
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