East of Wall

AroView: Tabatha Zimiga is sensational in this naturalistic dramatization of her own life as a horse trader, mother and widow subsisting on a ranch in the South Dakota badlands with a brood of crazy-horse teens, led by her daughter Porshia.

Jennifer Ehle and Scoot McNairy are the token professional actors in the cast, while director Kate Beecroft dares to follow her own nose and artistic path for her feature debut. The result is a film where the authentic humanity is as ruggedly beautiful and vivid as the horses and the landscape. ★★★★

“What Beecroft achieves exists in its own unique realm. It reminds us that no matter who you are, how isolated your world may seem, or how unworthy of being seen you may feel, your life is still deserving of the cinematic treatment.” ~Harrison Richlin, IndieWire

“The place Beecroft stumbled upon is fueled by girl power, and the story she and her collaborators have created is wise and messy, keenly aware of the dark places at the margins as it burns bright with life.” ~Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

”[Beecroft’s] film will definitely make you want to scrape the mud off your boots before you leave the theatre.” ~Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle