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Mekko
Directed bySterlin Harjo
Written bySterlin Harjo
StarringRod Rondeaux
Release date
  • June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mekko is a 2015 American drama film directed by Sterlin Harjo.[1] Harjo's third feature film, it is a thriller set among a community of homeless Native Americans in Tulsa, and premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2015.[2][3] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] Variety critic Dennis Harvey complimented Rod Rondeaux's "soulful performance" in the title role, and compared the film to two classic films set on skid row, On the Bowery (1956) and The Exiles (1961).[5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Watch the Intense Trailer for 'Mekko,' Sterlin Harjo's Latest Film". Indian Country Today. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Rebecca Keegen, "LAFF 2015 aimed for diverse film fest lineup and dug deep to find it", Los Angeles Times, June 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Kevin O'Keefe, "A New Movie Tells the Gripping, Resonant Story of a Native American Homeless Community", Mic, June 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Dennis Harvey, "Toronto Film Review: 'Mekko', Variety, September 11, 2015.