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Barking Water

Barking Water

Series: Big Read

An elderly Native American couple make their last journey together – to Wewoka, capital of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Frankie is dying and intent on seeing his estranged daughter and a grandchild he has never met. Irene, whom he left years earlier, has chosen to be a loving companion on the trip.

Their poignant story, told in 2009’s Barking Water (NR, 85 min.), continues a series of film screenings in conjunction with Big Read 2022. Written and directed by Sterlin Harjo, a member of the Seminole and Creek Nations, the movie is “most notable for its evocative photography of the bleak Oklahoma landscapes,” The Hollywood Reporter said. And for “memorable turns by its two leads (Richard Ray Whitman and Casey Camp-Horinek), who bring a haunting, world-weary gravitas to their performances that feels utterly authentic.”

Big Read 2022 revolves around the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, Joy Harjo, and her acclaimed book An American Sunrise. The nearly two-month initiative is a celebration of poetry and reading, as well as Native American literature and culture.


Explore Big Read 2022 at kclibrary.org/bigread.

Big Read 2022

Upcoming in this series:
Adults
'Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution' Film Screenin...
Waldo Branch |
April 9 |
5:30pm
Seniors
After Lunch Book Group
Sugar Creek Branch |
April 10 |
12:00pm
15
Apr
Johnny B: I’m Built Different
Central Library |
9:00am
15
Apr
'Sitting Pretty': A Big Read Conversation
Central Library |
7:00pm
Watch or Listen to Past Events in this Series:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 6:30pm
Renowned stage and screen actor Hal Holbrook visits the Kansas City Public Library on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 for a public conversation about his beautifully mov...
28
Apr
Indigenous Cinema Now: Native American and First N...
Central Library |
6:00pm
12
May
A Conversation with Marilynne Robinson
Plaza Branch |
8:30pm
25
May
The Heart Is a Fist: Artists Roundtable Discussion
Central Library |
6:00pm
31
Oct
Viewing Vietnam: A Matter of Time and Place
Central Library |
6:30pm
Barking Water

Barking Water

Series: Big Read
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Adults