Moses on the Mesa

An award-winning short fiction film about the real-life tale of Solomon Bibo, a German-Jewish immigrant who comes to America as a teenager in 1869 to seek his fortune. Through incredible twists of fate, he becomes governor of the Native American tribe of Acoma whose ancient pueblo (named “Sky City”) sits atop a beautiful and unassailable cliff in a New Mexico desert. Solomon marries an Acoma girl and has to protect the tribe against a neighboring pueblo. So far, the film screened at 30+ film festivals in 7 countries and has been covered extensively in the international media.