{"id":102180,"date":"2017-12-31T16:26:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T23:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/navajo-filmmaker-to-start-shooting-code-talkers-movie\/"},"modified":"2017-12-31T16:26:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T23:26:34","slug":"navajo-filmmaker-to-start-shooting-code-talkers-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/navajo-filmmaker-to-start-shooting-code-talkers-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Navajo filmmaker to start shooting Code Talkers movie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Actor\/director Kody Dayish performs on set in his film \u201cUnbroken Code\u201d in Santa Fe. Dayish\u2019s film of the code talkers\u2019 story will be shot on the Navajo Nation and will feature mostly Navajo actors.<\/span>Kody Dayish Productions<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2014 It\u2019s no secret that the Navajo Code Talkers played a significant role in the Allied powers\u2019 victory in World War II, said Kody Dayish, a Navajo storyteller of Shiprock.<\/p>\n

Navajo servicemen\u2019s complex native tongue was critical in communicating crucial Allied messages that could not be deciphered by Japanese foes, The Daily Times reported earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Their story has been told before in films, but it\u2019s never been told from a Navajo point of view, Dayish said<\/p>\n

Dayish has wanted to tell his own version of the Code Talkers\u2019 story for some time, but wanted to wait until he felt he had the skills and maturity as a filmmaker to tell it properly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wouldn\u2019t want to disrespect the code talkers by making a film that\u2019s (unworthy),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

After producing a number of award-winning short films and features, Dayish feels his family\u2019s film production company, Kody Dayish Production, is ready to take on the task.<\/p>\n

With the help of his brother Kolin and sister Kolette, Dayish plans to make his movie \u201cUnbroken Code\u201d focus on two Navajo youths who leave their home behind to join the Marine Corps. It will explore their conflict over leaving their families behind, the sacrifices they make on behalf of a country that has relegated them to a reservation, and most importantly, the depth of their contribution to the war effort.<\/p>\n

The film will be shot entirely on the Navajo Nation and will feature mostly Navajo actors.<\/p>\n

The siblings have already completed the script and are looking for actors who are fluent in the Dine language since the most of the dialogue will be presented in that tongue.<\/p>\n

With very few surviving code talkers left, Dayish believes it\u2019s the perfect time for the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow is the time to get a little deeper to see where the Navajo Code Talkers came from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

They plan to begin shooting the film in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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