This May Be the Last Time

2014

Action / Documentary / Drama / History / Music

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 72 72

native american

Plot summary

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.

Director

Sterlin Harjo Photo
Sterlin Harjo

Top cast

Sterlin Harjo Photo
Sterlin Harjo as (voice)
Wotko Long Photo
Wotko Long as Self
Joanna Palmer Photo
Joanna Palmer as Self
Harry Long Photo
Harry Long as Self
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854.54 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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1.55 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by hoops-53436 9 / 10

I was mesmerized

This film was a selection on a flight last week. I am stunned that there has only been one review of this movie. At first blush the movie is about songs that have been sung by the Native American tribes from SE Oklahoma. It is that....and so much more. There is the disappearance of the film director's grandfather; the tie in with the trail of tears; and the awful way America treated the Native Americans. It was chilling to hear Alvin Deer speak about American Christians bringing the gospel and committing genocide at the same time. Also chilling was hearing Nelson speak about the soldiers on the trail of tears raping young Native American girls and no one could stop them.The talk of heaven and the new land is reminiscent of Negro spirituals and the focus on heaven. Hope for the hopeless.The question is 'have we learned anything about the treatment of other people?'
Reviewed by TheRealBambi 10 / 10

Careful, Respectful Historical & Family Story

This is a beautiful, well-crafted story of a family tragedy wrapped in songs.The film starts with the death of Sterlin Harjo's Grandfather & the community coming together to search for him.It's also a historical journey into the songs of the Creek Nation. The Creek Nation songs are a part of singing tradition that reaches back to the Highlands of Scotland. It's also part of the gospel tradition of the Black churches & of other Native Nations. These songs are part of a thread that weaves the musical, oral traditions connecting the people.What really touched my soul was the careful handling of christian gospel being forced on the Indigenous people through genocide. Harjo's storytelling of the murdering colonization that left its legacy .... not only in destruction & loss, but in beauty ... through the songs .... was done brilliantly & with great skill so that the power & beauty of the songs would be the takeaway.
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