Sterlin Harjo

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Sterlin Harjo

Born November 14, 1979 · Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA (age 46)

Sterlin Harjo (born 14 November 1979) is a member of the Seminole Nation and has Muskogee heritage. He was raised in Holdenville, Oklahoma and attended the University of Oklahoma, where he studied art and film. He received a fellowship from the Sundance Institute in 2004. His short film, Goodnight, Irene, premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and received a special jury award at the Aspen …

Known For

Rez BallRez Ball · 2024
Rez Ball
6.42024
MovieDrama
After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams alive.
ScalpedScalped · 2017
Scalped
2017
MovieCrimeWestern
A modern day crime story set in the world of a Native American Indian reservation, and explores power, loyalty, and spirituality in a community led by the ambitious Chief Lincoln Red Crow, as he reckons with Dashiell Bad Horse who has returned home after years away from the reservation.
Powwow PeoplePowwow People · 2025
Powwow People
2025
MovieDocumentary
Powwow People is a portrait of a powwow and its participants.
Goodnight IreneGoodnight Irene · 2005
Goodnight Irene
10.02005
Movie
Some things are worth the wait.
Barking WaterBarking Water · 2009
Barking Water
6.12009
MovieDrama
Frankie is dying. Irene hasn't forgiven him. And they are racing against time to find their way home. Frankie needs help and Irene is the one he turns to. He must go home one last time. And, like so many times before, Irene is extending herself beyond her common sense. The two set out on a journey that becomes more than getting home; confronting the past, love, understanding, and self discovery. Barking Water is a tale of great love that looks at what brings us all together. It's a tale of home...and what it takes to get there.
Thin PlacesThin Places · 2025
Thin Places
2025
MovieDrama
After her sister Tama’s untimely passing, Birdie learns that the bond between them is stronger than life and death.
GatherGather · 2020
Gather
6.72020
MovieDocumentary
A portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through obtaining sovereignty over their ancestral food systems, while battling against the historical trauma brought on by centuries of genocide.
This May Be the Last TimeThis May Be the Last Time · 2014
This May Be the Last Time
8.02014
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo's Grandfather disappeared mysteriously in 1962. The community searching for him sang songs of encouragement that were passed down for generations. Harjo explores the origins of these songs as well as the violent history of his people.

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