Power dynamics amongst the powerless. Morality in the face of the unknown. The beginnings of a 'whites only' state. Learning the nearly lost language of Nez Perce. Post 9-11 paranoia. And the cynical savior complex of the US during the Afghan and Iraq Wars.

This is 2010's Meek's Cutoff.

Director/Editor: Kelly Reichardt

Writer: Jonathan Raymond

Cinematographer: Chris Blauvelt

Music: Jeff Grace

Starring: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Rod Rondeaux, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, Neal Huff, and Tommy Nelson.

Sources

“Woman, War, and the Politics of Emancipation in Afghanistan” by Ashraf and Kennedy-Pipe

“Meek’s Cutoff: Mind and Matter” by Richard Brody

“In Such a Place, A Person Might Die in a Day” by Thomas Powers

“Out on the Frontier, Bringing All That Baggage With Them” by A.O. Scott

“Film Review: Meek’s Cutoff” by Kate Stables

Going West: the Making of Meek’s Cutoff (Fresh Air, April 14, 2011)

Cayuse War

Cockstock Incident

Oregon Black Exclusion Laws

Pod Info

Music: Western electric Guitar Riff by Bertsz

Email: [email protected]