An Odyssey Throughout the American West in ‘The Pilgrim’ Official Trailer
by Alex Billington
March 11, 2023
Supply: YouTube
“No matter you are trying to get again… is gone.” Freestyle Digital Media has unveiled a trailer for an indie movie titled The Pilgrim, the characteristic debut of filmmaker Joshua Benson. It is arriving on VOD to observe quickly. The Pilgrim tells the story of Will, a profitable American architect dwelling in London, who’s thrust into an odyssey by the American West upon studying of his estranged mom’s dying. Confronted by his sister, Jeannie, he’s tasked with transporting his mom’s stays to their remaining resting place at his aunt’s ranch. Will units off on a journey that brings him again into contact with the ghosts of a life he had lengthy since left behind – its landscapes, its historical past, and its traditions… It appears to be based mostly on a number of the director’s personal life, as Benson studied filmmaking on the London Movie Faculty. The group shot with not more than a skeleton crew and some actors, working virtually solely by pure mild so as to carry an genuine portrayal of the American West to the display. Starring Jeff Worden, Rachel Colwell, Julie Oliver-Touchstone, Rebekah Stein, Lou Llobell, and Emerald Clark. Good trailer – this has a really sturdy Malick vibe to it.
Here is the official trailer (+ poster) for Joshua Benson’s The Pilgrim, direct from FDM’s YouTube:
“The Pilgrim took a lot of its inspiration from James Baldwin’s essay ‘Stranger within the Village’ – particularly the road: ‘Persons are trapped in historical past and historical past is trapped in them… Private trauma instructions such affect over our lives, and I needed a movie that meditated on how, if ever, we transfer ahead. The American West, with its problematic and sophisticated previous, appeared a becoming backdrop to breathe life into these themes.” –Director Joshua Benson
Will (Worden), an American architect dwelling in London, is thrust into an odyssey by the American West upon studying of his estranged mom’s dying. As he takes her stays to their remaining resting place, he begins to query the person that he has turn out to be. The Pilgrim is each written and directed by American indie filmmaker Joshua Benson, making his characteristic directorial debut after quite a few quick movies beforehand. Based mostly on a narrative by George Kellock. It is produced by Joshua Benson and star Jeff Worden. This was filmed over the course of two consecutive summers all through Wyoming, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The movie hasn’t premiered at any main movie festivals or elsewhere prior to now, so far as we all know. Freestyle Digital Media will debut Benson’s movie The Pilgrim direct-to-VOD within the US beginning on March 14th, 2023 coming quickly this month. For more information on the manufacturing, go to the official web site. Anybody keen on watching this?
