Fort McCoy (film)

Fort McCoy
Fort McCoy
	Film poster
Directed by	Kate Connor; Michael Worth
Written by	Kate Connor
Produced by	Kate Connor; Eric Stoltz
Starring	Eric Stoltz; Kate Connor; Lyndsy Fonseca; Andy Hirsch; Camryn Manheim; Seymour Cassel; Brendan Fehr; Rene Heger
Cinematography	Neil Lisk
Edited by	Robert Brakey
Music by	Dana Niu
Production; company	Marzipan Entertainment
Distributed by	Monterey Media
Release date	May 5, 2011 (Newport Beach Intl. Film Festival);
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$12,303

Fort McCoy is a 2011 American drama film written by Kate Connor, produced by Connor and Eric Stoltz, and directed by Connor and Michael Worth that stars Stoltz, Connor, Lyndsy Fonseca, Andy Hirsch, Camryn Manheim, Seymour Cassel, and Brendan Fehr.^[2]

The film depicts the life of a barber who is hired by the United States Army. His services are needed for a prisoner-of-war camp in Wisconsin.

Plot

In 1944 Frank Stirn moves his family to Wisconsin to become a barber for the US Army and a prisoner-of-war camp it oversees at Fort McCoy. Bitter that he is unable to fight because he is 4F, Frank takes a stand when a Nazi officer threatens his wife.

Production

The film was shot in California^{[citation needed]}, and La Crosse, Wisconsin.^[3]

Release

The film was first shown at Boston, Cannes Independent, Rhode Island, Savannah film festivals. The U.S. and Canadian rights were acquired by Monterey Media in March 2014. ^[4]

Festivals

Fort McCoy was shown at the following festivals:

Rhode Island International Film Festival^[5]
Savannah Film Festival^[6]
Hollywood Film Festival^[7]
Cannes Independent Film Festival
TriMedia Film Festival^[8]
Worldfest Houston^[9]
Milan Intl Film Festival
Boston Film Festival
Ft Lauderdale Intl Film Festival
Stony Brook Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival^[10]
St. Louis Film Festival ^[11]
Dublin Film Festival^[12]

References

^ "Fort McCoy".
^ Fort McCoy (2014)
^ "'Fort McCoy' movie premieres in Tomah". 4 September 2014.
^ Taylor Lindsay, IndieWire, 10 March 2014
^ "Craig Sailor, The News Tribune, 11 April 2014". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
^ "Fort McCoy" a joy to watch: Savannah Film Festival
^ “Inception” Wins Hollywood Movie Awards
^ TriMedia Film Festival highlights film, TV and plays
^ "Fort McCoy the Film starring Eric Stoltz and Kate Connor".
^ "Fort McCoy - Independent Film-August 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
^ Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category
^ Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category

External links

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[1] "Fort McCoy".

[2] Fort McCoy (2014)

[3] "'Fort McCoy' movie premieres in Tomah". 4 September 2014.

[4] Taylor Lindsay, IndieWire, 10 March 2014

[5] "Craig Sailor, The News Tribune, 11 April 2014". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[6] "Fort McCoy" a joy to watch: Savannah Film Festival

[7] “Inception” Wins Hollywood Movie Awards

[8] TriMedia Film Festival highlights film, TV and plays

[9] "Fort McCoy the Film starring Eric Stoltz and Kate Connor".

[10] "Fort McCoy - Independent Film-August 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-24.

[11] Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category

[12] Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category

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