Meek's Cutoff
In 1845, three families hire the wild-eyed, bushy-bearded Meek (Bruce Greenwood) to lead them over Oregon’s Cascade Mountains.
Trekking through parched lands and running dangerously low on water, the group begins to lose faith in their tall-tale-telling guide, further questioning his instincts when they encounter a Native American wanderer.
Like her earlier, incomparable Pacific Northwest–set films Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy, Kelly Reichardt’s sublime Western explores American myths, precarious safety nets, and the kindness—and cruelty—of strangers.
Magnificently shot by Chris Blauvelt, Meek’s Cutoff reteams this essential director with deft screenwriter Jon Raymond and Wendy and Lucy star Michelle Williams, perhaps the toughest young bride in a calico dress you’ll ever see. –NYFF
Starring: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, Neal Huff, Tommy Nelson, Rod Rondeaux