Racing the Rez (2012)

Racing the Rez reveals the transformative potential of cross-country running at the team level. The story follows two rival high school teams focusing on five teens growing up on the Navajo and Hopi reservations — two distinct cultures but both richly steeped in the legacy of running as a powerful cultural tradition and a sport. Unfolding over two years of careful, patient observation, this documentary offers a rare view into the surprising complexity and diversity of contemporary reservation life, from the point of view of the young runners.

Released Oct. 28, 2012 58 min 11+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.sports, tmdb.navajo, tmdb.native-american, imdb.hopi, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.tuba-city-arizona + 20 more, imdb.arizona-desert, imdb.navajo-indian, imdb.ganado-arizona, imdb.chinle-arizona, imdb.hopi-indian, imdb.distance-running, tmdb.cross-country-running, tmdb.hopi, imdb.high-school, imdb.arizona, imdb.american-indian, imdb.teenager, imdb.boy, imdb.reservation, imdb.navajo, imdb.native-american, imdb.cross-country, imdb.running, imdb.american-southwest, aspectratio.16-9-hd