![]() ![]() Jessica Rothe plays Andie, a bratty college student sent to live on her Aunt Tilley on a South Dakota ranch in lieu of rehab for some past indiscretions. The build is slow, yet structuring the narrative erratically from scene to scene through effectively choppy editing, though the final result works. Tickets: $10.Tater Tot & Patton by writer/director Andrew Kightlinger steeps itself in quiet suffering, clueing the viewer in when needed, even when done with a subtitle nod. “We hope we can make money on it,” he said of “Tater Tot & Patton.” “It’s meant to be a steppingstone to becoming a bigger project.” “Tater Tot & Patton” While it might end up being filmed in another state, he vows to keep making movies in South Dakota He’s living in Los Angeles now and writing another script. Kightlinger will share more about filmmaking after Saturday night’s showing of “Tater Tot & Patton.” Fernson’s main brewery is hosting an after-party and Q&A. … They helped me take another step up the ladder.” “I could show people I could do this on a larger scale. He received one to shoot a short film, which was helpful. The South Dakota Arts Council, of which he’s a board member, does offer grants for nonprofit films. ![]() While South Dakotans supported Kightlinger’s movie-making efforts, the state doesn’t offer tax incentives for films and that will keep multimillion-dollar movies like “The Revenant” from being shot here even when that’s where the story is set, he said. ![]() A GoFundMe page has been started to raise money for marketing “to get more eyeballs to see it when it hits streaming services,” Kightlinger said. It has spent several months on the film festival circuit and, after being shown in several South Dakota cities in the coming week, is headed into full release with distribution plans through steaming services such as Amazon. “Tater Tot & Patton” is the story of a struggling millennial from Los Angeles who escapes to her alcoholic uncle’s ranch in South Dakota. In another tie to South Dakota, the film was edited at Labyrinth Films in Aberdeen. ended up with several cameo appearances for its beer. Businesses in Pierre and Fort Pierre helped out with other location shoots, and Fernson Brewing Co. After unsuccessfully scouting 52 ranch locations, including some in other states, he put out a Facebook request, and another personal connection paid off. ![]() The actors and crew shot in the Pierre area for 20 days, based mostly on a ranch owned by the grandparents of his junior prom date. He found enough support and was able to put the microbudget film of less than $500,000 into production.Īndrew Kightlinger works with actress Jessica Rothe while filming. This probably won’t make you money you are investing in me as an artist.” For every 10 ‘no’es, he got one ‘yes.’ Kightlinger said the fundraising stage involved “a lot of driving and going to people and making my case.” He told potential investors: “This is a piece of art. I built these connections over time and decided I’m going to start using them.” “It was sort of like the classical entrepreneurial story. “It was all done sort of grass roots - bankers, doctors, dentists, the Augustana alum network,” he said. The producers are South Dakotans, and 80 percent of the funding to make the film was raised in South Dakota, Kightlinger said. “Tater Tot & Patton” was written and directed by Andrew Kightlinger, who grew up in Pierre and graduated from Augustana University before attending film school at Boston University. An independent movie shot in South Dakota with a multitude of ties to the state opens tonight for a three-day run at the Washington Pavilion. ![]()
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