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Film Info
Showtime
Showtime
Premiere Type
Premiere Type
Los Angeles Premiere
Category
Film Category
Feature
Runtime
Run Time
1 hour 23 mins
Directed by
Directed by
Nils Taylor
Produced by
Produced By
Nicole Marie JohnsonNils TaylorCarrie FinkleaDean Alioto
Written by
Written by
Nicole Marie Johnson Nils Taylor
Main Cast
Main Cast
Leisha Hailey
Nicole Marie Johnson
Sara Mornell
Carrie Finklea
Joy McElveen
Nicole DuPort
Rebecca Colette McFadzien
Synopsis
In order to escape from her abusive boyfriend, Kat joins a women's outdoor-bound group who venture out into the uncharted wilderness to gain a fresh perspective on their lives. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worst with a single gunshot. Suddenly, they are running for their lives as a pack of deranged hunters track their every move. Hell bent on survival, the group struggles to turn the tables on these gruesome predators and fight their way back to civilization.

About the Director(s)

Director(s)
Contact Info

Nils

Taylor

Director
Nils Taylor is a director writer and graduate of Chapman University with an MFA in film production, where he was mentored by notable film director John Badham....Read more
Nils Taylor is a director writer and graduate of Chapman University with an MFA in film production, where he was mentored by notable film director John Badham. Nils has traveled the film festival circuit where his previous films have attracted national and international acclaim, including his short-film The Fighting Kind, which won the Hatchfest Groundbreaker Award in 2010. The graphic violence of Quarries is proportionate with each character's desire for self-preservation. With death coming for them in a very real way, they are left with the minutiae of what is most valuable in their lives: the relationships the have with themselves and each other. My writing partner and I wanted to write a simple story about lonely, damaged people struggling against the uncertainty of life. The brutality that unfolds is affecting, but we never wanted it to overshadow the character's journey. The character of Jean offers the girls a quote '"The jungle is neutral, it builds on what you bring it. If you're weak, it will break you." With Quarries we wanted to look at how the indifference of our environment challenges an individual's search for deep and personal change. We knew it would be difficult to produce a feature film given our extremely low budget, but we believed it was possible if we were to challenge the standard methods of modern production and aim for something more intimate. Most of the film took place in one location, which challenged the cast and crew to use the expressive landscape to mirror and amplify the character's emotions, serving as an integral part in the telling of the story. Jean's quote at the beginning of the film applied to all of us. Read less
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