It’s got a heavyweight studio sounding title (perhaps it has to do with Gary Fleder’s 2013 number about folk getting stuck in the crosshairs), but in reality, Homefront is micro-budgeted (raised some funds via Kickstarter) microscopic parodical treatment of wartime family dysfunction. Helmers Fidel Ruiz-Healy and Tyler Walker have been cutting their teeth and learning their craft via several smaller gigs (one cred includes John Magary’s The Mend) and it got me curious when it was included as part of selected works shown at Poland’s US in Progress this past October. If well packaged, this would definitely be a needle in a haystack selection.
Gist: Douglas and Caroline live in a secluded house in the country with their parents Cindy and James. Years have passed since a new World War reached American soil yet the family continues their daily routine. As the war gets closer and supplies begin to dwindle, tensions rise within the family. Their last hopes of maintaining their uneasy peace is threatened when their refugee uncle arrives only two steps ahead of the invaders.
Production Co./Producers: Taylor Shung & Sofia Rosenzweig
Prediction: NEXT Section would be a nice fit, it’ll likely have more SXSW Film Fest potential.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. Insert (domestic). TBD (international)
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