A film about filming during COVID—meta enough to make your head spin.
When an indie movie comes to a small western Colorado town, the seemingly impossible task of creating an art community in an oil town becomes feasible. In a town where the suicide rate among young people is double that of the nation, "Dead Zone" creates a once in a lifetime opportunity for the next generation of the Grand Valley. The pandemic arises out of nowhere, putting this dream on hold. The crew full of students must now navigate through an unforgiving industry, mental illness and a pandemic
Direction
Mahoney documents her own community's hope fracturing in real-time.
Writing
Meta-narrative that blurs subject and filmmaker beautifully.
Director
Taylor Mahoney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
