
In1962,filmmakerSterlinHarjo’sgrandfatherdisappearedmysteriouslyinSasakwa,Oklahoma,andastheSeminolecommunitysearchedforhim,itsmemberssangancientsongsoffaithandhope.HarjoreturnstotheSundanceFilmFestivalforthefourthtimewithhisfirstfeature-lengthdocumentary,whichexploresthedisappearanceofhisgrandfatherandtheoriginsofthesesongs.Interviewingeverydaypeopleandthefaithkeepersofhistribewithhisdelicatetouchandgentleinquiry,Harjotracesthecreationoftheirsongs,whichcommemorateagreattimeofupheavalfromtheirhomelandwhenUnitedStatespolicydictatedtheirrelocation.Alongtheway,helearnsthathistribe’ssingingstyleistiedtotraditionsthatoriginatedinScotland,Appalachia,andtheexperiencesofenslavedAfricanAmericans.<br/> Sculptedwithanachingsenseofbeauty,ThisMayBetheLastTimeremindsusthatdespitethehardshipsathand,wecansingourwayintothefutureandthatforgivenessisessentialifwewanttomoveforwardinlife.-B.R.
