Barking Water

Homecoming
Exquisite rendering of --and by -- Oklahoma Native Americans as life turns full circle. It's a pilgrimage to the altar we call HOME, wherever it may reside, of two extraordinary members of all-NA cast.(You'll never forget their faces: sheer windows to the soul)
It's director, Sterlin Harjo -- whom I met during premiere at Native Cinema Showcase,Indian Market 2009 -- can't even stretch out a hand yet to 30-years-old, is funny and definitely down to earth.
Moreover, he's not 'promising' here -- he delivers bigtime in "Barking Water".
In Creek, this translates into Wewoka, incidentally my hometown.
From Santa Fe, New Mexico...
("Barking Water" is also a place name -- and gurgling noise -- on creek north of town. Photo taken during recent local Sorghum Day festivaties can be seen @ FaceBook's homepage for Wewoka Chamber of Commerce)

Down to earth movie..........
It is a movie with real issues in life, not only in the Native American community but in life of families throughout. I enjoyed the movie as well as Sterling's other projects. A good movie and looking forward to other movies of Sterling Harjo to come. This movie has all the emotions that one can experience and has experience in their real life issues. I would recommend this movie to others.

deserves a wider audience
For those of you who feel you would not be interested in "a Native American movie", let me assure you that while this is a wonderfully Native-American made film, the appeal of the story is as universal as it is specific to the lives of its Native American characters.

This is a beautiful film. The writing is wonderful. The two lead actors never put one step wrong in their portrayals. I won't discuss the story line because it and the characters within it should unfold for you as they are intended by the film to do.

I hope this lovely film finds the wider audience it deserves.

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