Ballad of the Colorado Ute
1961, English. Directed by Stan Brakhage.
Featuring stylized visual storytelling, this rarely seen film by famed experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage was produced for the Colorado Department of Public Relations and is one of two films (the other being "Colorado Legend") to explore Colorado myths. This film tells the story of the Ute people and the tension between the youth, “the Braves”, and an elder, “Smoking Water”. The cultural objects were provided by the University of Colorado Museum and Denver Art Museum.
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- 0h 17m
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- English
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- 1 January 1961
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Ballad of the Colorado Ute isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1961. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ballad of the Colorado Ute?
Ballad of the Colorado Ute (1961) was directed by Stan Brakhage and stars Fred Arthur.