![]() ![]() ![]() Watch as the camera zeroes in on her perfect French manicure before Sawyer has to tear her false nails off to climb a cliff - there’s plenty of attention to detail here, and of understanding. It’s one of those legs that gets stabbed, leading her grey sweatpants to turn dark red with blood and leaving Sawyer limping through the harsh terrain, trying to make it through the night without being spotted. She naturally has some fight in her, as noted in the film’s opening moments, when Sawyer is shot running on a track, the camera focused on her lean, strong legs. This young woman, totally alone and trying to be polite, takes a risk even admitting how uncomfortable she is. Sawyer’s interaction with the two strange men who approach her pledging to assist with directions, although it only takes up about ten minutes of screen-time, is the strongest and most frightening sequence. This is just one small way to try and say thank you.Rust Creek is primarily focused on the female struggle. A lot of people have taken good care of us over the years. "One thing about filming in your home state - it’s home. “Without the support of local law enforcement and fire departments this film, and previous ones, would not have been possible,” said Pollard. To show his appreciation, Pollard is offering free admission to "Rust Creek" for first responders. Washington Fire Department also lent a hand to the crew’s Special FX team during pyrotechnics sequences. Matthews Police and Louisville Metro Police Department. "Producing a movie can be very stressful but here, it feels comfortable and for that I am grateful."įor "Rust Creek," Pollard noted that both Jefferson County and Franklin County Sheriff’s played critical roles, as did the St. ![]() "This community is very supportive and it's extremely gratifying to work with a crew of so many talented people here in Kentucky," Pollard said. O'Brien and members of his family were in the audience Monday at Baxter Avenue Theatres, 1250 Bardstown Road, as Pollard screened the film for a packed house of the crew and others who were instrumental in the making of "Rust Creek." You may like: Kentucky man competes for Worst Cook in America title on Food Network For the first time I realized my own mortality." "I drove into a terrible snowstorm in Maryland and realized no one had any idea where I was. "I took off in my car to drive back home but didn't tell anyone where I was going or to expect me," Pollard remembers. Pollard based the storyline on a personal experience during his college years at Georgetown University. Managing Lunacy, which currently has several projects in production, means Pollard, a director - and producer of films such as "Nice Guys Sleep Alone" and "Keep Your Distance" - now oversees projects from multiple movie makers, not only his own. "Rust Creek" is Lunacy's first large scale production. The production company focuses its energies on emerging storytellers and assisting established filmmakers with new work. His company, Lunacy Productions, is an independent film studio with offices in Louisville and Los Angeles. Pollard also teaches part-time at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and Film. and holds a Master of Fine Arts in film from the University of Southern California, now splits his time between Santa Monica, California and Louisville. The Kentucky Country Day graduate, who studied business at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. ![]()
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