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A Chosen People

Director: Wetzel Whitaker

  • Arnold Friberg: Illustrator
  • Wetzel Whitaker: Director, Producer
  • Scott Whitaker: Writer
Native American
intended for young Indians, this tells the true story of an Indian Chief who dreams about a people who have a record of his ancestors. "This is a true story based on an incident taken from the diary of President Edward James Woods"
"The Indian people appearing in this film are from the Piute, Shoshone, and Navajo tribes" BYU / LDS Motion Picture Studio Production #0057
1961
USA
L.D.S. Department of Education
Brigham Young University Motion Picture Studio
LDS Church Production
Nathan B. Hale; Larry Dennison; Henry Woonsook
Narrative Film
Private Church Distribution
1 reel (30 min.)
16 mm

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Published in Church Films, volume 12
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