Reel Talk Movie Discussion: Meek's Cutoff

The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants face the scourges of hunger, thirst and their own lack of faith in one another's instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as a natural born enemy.

This discussion is free and open to all. Register below or call 224-543-1485. Email address required; you will receive an invitation with instructions on how to log in to the online discussion.

Before the discussion, watch the movie on Kanopy or check it out from the library.
(Vernon Area Library card required).