| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets
of half brothers following the death of their father. Set
against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,
these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go
to protect their family. Son Hayes never speaks of the scars
on his back. The shotgun pellets left under his skin make
for a sporadic pattern of blue-black dots. The men he works
with take bets on how he got them. His brothers, Boy and Kid
Hayes, don't discuss it. His past, just like these scars,
is never far behind him.
This stands true for the memory of his father, a man that
never bothered to give his children proper names. He left
the three brothers, Son, Boy and Kid, when they were young.
Their last impressions were of a violent drunk who never hesitated
to put his own needs ahead of his family. The brothers were
left to be raised by their mother, a hateful woman, who to
this day blames her children for the life she's been left
with and the man she could not keep. Their father, having
left the memory of his children as completely as he left their
home, managed to move on and put his life back together. He
sobered up, became a devout Christian, married a wonderful
woman, and fathered four new sons. All of who received proper
names. His life became a model that most would aspire to,
a man successful in business, community and family. His only
true failing being the sons he turned his back on.
At the beginning of the film, we find Son, Boy and Kid as
grown men. The three brothers' lives progress and their futures
play out, but their past inevitably comes to claim them. Following
a dispute at their father's funeral, a feud begins to simmer
between these sons and the new young men their father has
raised. It is an anger that has always rested uncomfortably
in the background of their lives. However now, it is a thing
that will rise up to overtake them all. Set against the cotton
fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers
discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their
family.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Liberation Entertainment
Production Co:
International Film Circuit
Upload Films
In Association With
Muskat Film Properties
Lucky Old Sun Prod.
Release Date:
March 26, 2008 (NY; Other cities to follow)
RELATED LINKS__________
MySpace Page
www.myspace.com/shotgunstories
Production Site
www.uploadfilms.com
Theater Listings
www.internationalfilmcircuit.com
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