Columbus Didn't Discover Us Explained

Columbus Didn't Discover Us
Director:	Robbie Leppzer
Studio:	Turning Tide Productions
Runtime:	24 minutes
Country:	United States

Columbus Didn't Discover Us is a 1992 American short documentary film directed and co-edited by Robbie Leppzer. It was filmed at the First Continental Conference on 500 Years of Indian Resistance in Quito, Ecuador, in 1990.^{[1] [2]}

Columbus Didn't Discover Us screened on May 16, 1992, in Deerfield, Massachusetts, as part of an exhibition titled 1492–1992: Many Voices Many Views. The exhibition coincided with the Columbus Quincentenary, the 500th anniversary of the first of the voyages of Christopher Columbus.^[3]

Home media

Columbus Didn't Discover Us had its first home media release on VHS. In 2020, the film was remastered in HD and released online with a newly added 6-minute opening montage of protesters taking down statues of Christopher Columbus.^[4]

References

Further reading

• Web site: Native American Heritage Films. November 6, 2017. IUB Libraries Blogs. Indiana University Bloomington. February 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240208013226/https://blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/mediabeat/2017/11/06/native-american-heritage-films/. February 8, 2024. live.
• Book: Shohat. Ella. Stam. Robert. 2014. Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media. Second. Routledge. 71, 76, 86. 978-0-415-53861-9.

Notes and References

1. News: Davis. Richie. May 4, 1992. The Columbus legacy: Showcase for teachers aims to balance view. The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. 1. February 7, 2024. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Orme. Terry. October 4, 1992. Filmmakers take dim view of Columbus' 'discovery'. The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. E3. February 7, 2024. Newspapers.com.
3. Book: Stam. Robert. Shohat. Ella. 2006. Flagging Patriotism: Crises of Narcissism and Anti-Americanism. Routledge. 19. 978-0-415-97922-1.
4. Web site: COLUMBUS DIDN'T DISCOVER US . Turning Tide Films. 21 April 2024.