The Cherokee Nation and its movie workplace are celebrating the premiere of Land of Gold and the primary manufacturing of its sort to be filmed on the tribe’s studios and state-of-the-art digital soundstage situated in Owasso. The movie, directed by award-winning filmmaker Nardeep Khurmi, debuted on the Tribeca Festival in New York City this month.
The movie follows truck driver and expectant father Kiran, performed by Khurmi, as his already tumultuous life takes a drastic flip when he units out to reunite a younger woman named Elena, performed by Caroline Valencia, together with her household after he discovers the kid stowed away in a transport container.
Land of Gold is the 2021 winner of AT&T Presents: Untold Stories – a multiyear, multitier alliance between AT&T and Tribeca Festival. Each 12 months this system awards a deserving, underrepresented filmmaker $1 million to supply their movie and gives mentorship and first-look alternatives for distribution.
“Inclusive storytelling is important not only in front of the camera, but behind as well. This story of hyphenated Americans could not have been made without the support of the Cherokee Nation, whose generosity allowed us to film our road trip sequences in comfort and in safety,” stated Khurmi. “I’m honored to have made my first film about what it is to be American with the collaboration of First Nations people. It is exhilarating, and I’m so proud of what we accomplished together.”
The tribe’s digital soundstage, a primary of its sort in Oklahoma and in Indian Country, consists of 27,000 sq. toes situated on greater than 4 acres inside the Cherokee Nation reservation. The Cherokee Nation Extended Reality Studio, or XR Studio, encompasses each an LED wall and ceiling construction to supply industry-leading content material and capabilities in digital manufacturing by utilizing Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality components to create a completely immersive expertise.
“This premiere illustrates the significance of Cherokee Nation having introduced groundbreaking film technology to our region,” stated Jennifer Loren, director of the Cherokee Nation Film Office and Original Content. “It is truly exciting to see this film and the diverse production capabilities within our reservation and state being featured on a worldwide platform.”
Earlier this 12 months, Cherokee Nation and its companies additionally launched a strong financial software inside the tribe’s reservation and expanded its effort to assist develop the movie and tv industries in Oklahoma when Cherokee Nation Film Office grew to become the primary tribal movie fee to supply an annual $1 million movie incentive for productions filmed inside its tribe’s boundaries.
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