Native Hearts - Daniel Finley, a mentally-ill Native American of mixed race, struggles to reconcile love versus inner trauma, as do a storytelling female inmate, and a prostitute and car thief in a hotel suite.
Native Hearts (2019)
Director: Al Mertens
Writers: Al Mertens
Stars: Ben Richardson, Delno Ebie, Sarahjoy Mount
Genre: Drama
Country: United States
Language: English
Also Known As: Lord Finn
Release Date: July 8, 2019 (Asia Pacific International Filmmaker Festival)
Filming Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Synopsis:
Daniel Finley, the free-spirited son of a Native American tribal councilman and Irish mother, attempts to navigate his worlds while hobbled by mental issues and staggering contempt for compromise. His storyline weaves amidst those of the volatile Cheer, a self-medicating female inmate prone to reliving her past through her stories; and the hapless Warren during a reluctant hotel stay with a familiar young prostitute, Jasmine. A non-linear and