Sterlin Harjo

Sterlin Harjo

1979-11-14 Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA 16 Credits

Biography

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 Shortfest. In 2006, he received a fellowship from the newly formed United States Artists foundation....

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Thin Places

Thin Places

2025

Executive Producer

Producing

After her sister Tama’s untimely passing, Birdie learns that the bond between them is stronger than life and death.

Rez Ball

Rez Ball

2024

Executive Producer, Writer

6.5
Producing Writing

After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams ali...

Hail to the Breadsticks!

Hail to the Breadsticks!

2024

as Self

Acting

Writer producer Donick Cary (The Simpsons, Parks and Recreation, Have a Good Trip, etc.) has been a huge fan of the Washington D.C. pro football team...

Red Fever

Red Fever

2024

as Self - Filmmaker, Writer, Director

Acting

Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. Th...

We Are Still Here

We Are Still Here

2021

as Himself

Acting

Indigenous people have been misrepresented in film since the beginning of the Classic Hollywood Era, and people believe that Native Americans have van...

Love and Fury

Love and Fury

2020

Director, Editor, Producer

8.0
Directing Producing

Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo follows Native artists for a year as they navigate their careers in the US and abroad. The film explores the immense complexit...

Gather

Gather

2020

Producer

7.5
Producing

A portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through obtaining sovereignty over th...

Little Chief

Little Chief

2020

Producer

8.5
Producing

The lives of a Native woman and a troubled young boy intersect over the course of a school day on a reservation in Oklahoma.

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019

as Self

6.7
Acting

This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some nev...

Who Controls the Land

2018

as Filmmaker

Acting

Native American actor Martin Sensmeier travels to San Juan County, Utah, to investigate the controversy over the Bears Ears National Monument. While ...

Who Controls the Land

2018

Director

Directing

Native American actor Martin Sensmeier travels to San Juan County, Utah, to investigate the controversy over the Bears Ears National Monument. While ...

Mekko

Mekko

2015

Writer, Director, Producer

6.6
Writing Directing Producing

Mekko gets out of prison after 19 years. He has no home or family so he makes his way to Tulsa. He tries to connect with a cousin but she turns him aw...

This May Be the Last Time

This May Be the Last Time

2014

Director, Producer, Cinematography

8.0
Directing Producing

Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo's Grandfather disappeared mysteriously in 1962. The community searching for him sang songs of encouragement that were passed d...

Barking Water

Barking Water

2009

Director, Screenplay

6.1
Directing Writing

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...

Four Sheets to the Wind

Four Sheets to the Wind

2007

Director, Writer

5.1
Directing Writing

After his father's untimely suicide, Cufe leaves his home in a Native American reservation in search of a more fulfilling life.

Goodnight Irene

Goodnight Irene

2005

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Some things are worth the wait.