Barking Water -- Film Review

An elegiac road movie depicting the final journey undertaken by an elderly couple, "Barking Water" features an atmosphere of poignant gravity that goes a long way towards overcoming its narrative and thematic thinness. Previously showcased at New Directors/New Films and currently receiving a weeklong run at the Museum of Modern Art, Sterlin Harjo's film is one of the all too rare theatrical features dealing with the Native American experience.