- This hilarious, behind-the-scenes adventure shows the unforgettable, year-long production that Trevor Hawkins and his skeleton-crew of endearing renegades went through to bring of their gritty film, Lotawana, to life.
- EMMY Award-winning filmmaker, Trevor Hawkins of MAMMOTH, created his debut feature-film, Lotawana, in his own backyard on Lake Lotawana, Missouri by writing, directing, shooting, editing, financing (with a loan against his house) and literally almost dying in an underwater cave.
This hilarious, behind-the-scenes adventure of their unforgettable, year-long production shows how Hawkins and his skeleton-crew of ten endearing renegades brought their gritty film to life. They did all of their own stunts, shot on the water in every season with children and wildlife, and overcame massive obstacles including losing multiple lead actresses mid-production. Lead actor, Todd Blubaugh, even captained the sailboat on-screen by himself after only a fifteen-minute crash course and an encouraging slap on the rump. He then fell in love on-screen with leading lady, Nicola Collie, and they later married in real life.
The film this documentary follows is about the unfulfilled Forrest (Todd Blubaugh) being pushed by a monotonous life to a voyage of self-discovery by living aboard his sailboat on an alluring, Missouri lake. Soon he catches wind of the rebellious and free-spirited Everly (Nicola Collie) and their idealistic dreams align for a thrilling and thought-provoking, romantic adventure. Can they survive, reconnect with nature and rewrite their own rules of modern existence, or will they discover that society operates the way it does for a reason?
Filmed by the cast and crew themselves, At The Helm, The Making of Lotawana, truly captures the passion of ambitious indie-filmmaking and is unlike any film documentary you'll ever see.
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By what name was At The Helm, The Making of Lotawana (2022) officially released in Canada in English?
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