When his fiercely self-reliant mother dies unexpectedly, eleven year-old Atticus is wary of the authorities and flees deep into the forests of his Catskills home. His sheltered, off-the-grid childhood is over, and a new life on the move has begun.
As Atticus wanders the woods in a daze, relying on whatever food and shelter he can find, the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur. When he encounters Carter, a scruffy, pot smoking drifter who lives out of his car and sells necklaces at music festivals, Atticus latches on. The two form a wary alliance, and as their dependence upon each other grows, neither is quite sure he is making the right decision.
Writer & Director: Tom Gilroy
Cast: Silas Yelich, Peter Scanavino, Lili Taylor
Producers: Paul Mezey & Andrew Goldman
Executive Producers: Philipp Engelhorn & Michael Raisler
Director of Photography: Wyatt Garfield
Production Designer: Sara K White
Edited by: Julia Bloch
Music by: Hahn Rowe
Casting by: Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee & Allison Estrin
Costume Designer: Rachel Dainer-Best
The Cold Lands team invites visitors to our web site to add to our #InMyNature collection of images. That term/tag is used for a lot of things on the web, but most often to capture moments where the photographer is immersed in an encounter with the natural world, or feels somehow authentic or free, unencumbered by expectations set by other people. More on that project here.
Posted 7th Aug in In My Nature