BUCK RUN
“Evocative...timelessly melancholy.”
-Variety
“Perfect evocation of what it’s like to live in conservative, rural America at this particular moment.”
- Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival Jury
"Beautifully acted, very well shot.”
- Ray Greene LA Critics Association
“Impeccably crafted...you can't look away.”
- Christian Toto, HOLLYWOOD IN TOTO
“Sincerity is felt in almost every careful frame.”
- Jonathan W. Hickman, DAILY FILM FLIX
“Like this year’s HONEY BOY...BUCK RUN offers a realistic look at Shaw’s bleak options.”
- Loren King, ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
BUCK RUN
Director Nick Frangione draws on his childhood memories of growing up an outsider in rural Pennsylvania for this affecting drama. After the death of his mother, heartbroken 15-year-old Shaw (Nolan Lyons, Boardwalk Empire) is compelled to move in with his estranged father (James Le Gros), a conflicted alcoholic more concerned with hunting deer than raising a son. Shaw, already a bullied outcast at school, struggles to come to terms with his grief and his new life with an emotionally distant dad while wanting a traditional funeral for his mom — something his father can’t afford. Frangione evokes what it’s like to live in conservative, rural America at this particular moment. In a world of swap meets and damaged souls, will this grieving teen find a place to fit in?
Awards
Fayetteville Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature Film
Flickers Rhode Island Int'l Film Festival - Best Feature Film First Prize
Nordic Int'l Film Festival - Best Feature Film
Breckenridge Int'l Film Festival - Best Actor, Nolan Lyons
Santorini International Film Festival - Best Feature Film
Tiburon International Film Festival - Orson Welles Award
(For achievement in Directing)
Director: Nick Frangione
Writer: David Hauslein
Editor: David Barker
Starring: James Le Gros, Kevin J. O’Connor, Amy Hargreaves, Alicia Goranson, Jim Parrack, Angus Macfadyen, and starring Nolan Lyons