Bryant Mock, a Des Moines independent filmmaker and IMPA member, has just learned that his feature film, Prairie Love, has been accepted into the legendary Sundance Film Festival. Prairie Love was written and directed by Dusty Bias and produced by Mock, Douglas Mueller, Holly Lynn Ellis, and Ashley Bias. It stars holly Lynn Ellis, Garth Bloomberg, and Chicago-based actor Jeremy Clark.
Prairie Love was selected by the Sundance Film Festival from a record number of over 10,000 submissions from around the world. It will be featured with 7 other films in the NEXT Category, showcasing films that exemplify the spirit of independent film. As Sundance says, “stretching a low budget to create big art.”
Prairie Love is a dark comedy about the search for companionship in a desolate landscape. The plot involves a mysterious Vagrant who patrols the deserted winter plains, living out of his car and off of the land. When he discovers a nearly-frozen local with a pen-pal girlfriend, he seizes the opportunity to change his lonely existence.
The film was shot entirely in North Dakota, with locations in Minot, Burlington, Lignite, Mohall and Glenburn, over one month in January 2009. Though the hours were long and the weather brutal, the filmmakers credit the generosity of North Dakotans for making the production possible. “They just went way beyond what you could hope for and saved us time and time again,” Mueller said. Ellis agreed, “We literally could not have survived without all these people checking in on us.”
For independent filmmakers, “getting into Sundance is the Holy Grail,” says Bias. “We're overwhelmed with joy. We’ve been preparing for this our whole lives and are determined to make the most of this opportunity.”
The Sundance Film Festival will be held in Park City, UT, January 20-30, 2011. 50,000 attendees are expected.
To learn more and view a trailer for the film, visit www.prairielove.com.
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