
Papaw Land
Set in Arkansas in the late 1990's, a troubled 17-year-old named Matthew is slipping into a cycle of alcohol and drugs that looks all too familiar to his single mother, Christy. Desperate to break the cycle, she sends him away for a summer of sobriety and honest work at his grandfather's place in the Ozark Mountains. Against the hum of cicadas, Matthew comes to know the generational abuse that has happened there- secrets that change how he looks at those closest to him, and at himself.
- 2021
- 1 Hr 15 Mins
Set in Arkansas in the late 1990's, a troubled 17-year-old named Matthew is slipping into a cycle of alcohol and drugs that looks all too familiar to his single mother, Christy. Desperate to break the cycle, she sends him away for a summer of sobriety and honest work at his grandfather's place in the Ozark Mountains. Against the hum of cicadas, Matthew comes to know the generational abuse that has happened there- secrets that change how he looks at those closest to him, and at himself.
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Awards
- 2022 - Best of Festival - Best Narrative Feature - Nominated
- 2022 - Festival Award - Best Feature Film - Winner
- 2022 - Festival Award - Best Cinematography - Winner
- 2022 - Knoxville Film Festival Award - Best Narrative Feature - Winner