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THE WELL / The Beyond

At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush. It's been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether to run and hide or bravely fight for the few cherished people and things she has left.

In this finely crafted post-apocalyptic thriller, writer/director Tom Hammock keeps the action firmly grounded in an arid and gritty reality. Drawing on his experience as a production designer and graphic novelist, Hammock creates a convincing world ravaged by environmental disaster, where beliefs demand action and blood is spilled more easily than water.

THE WELL stars Haley Lu Richardson in a breakout role as a young woman with grit, smarts, and an incredible will to survive.

Directed by Tom Hammock (YOU’RE NEXT, THE GUEST, ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE) and written by Hammock and Jacob Forman. Produced byJacob Forman, Seth Caplan, and Chris Harding. Executive produced by Dante Federighi and Billy Federighi. With cinematography by Seamus Tierney, editing by Sarah Broshar and Adam Wingard, and music by Craig DeLeon. A Federighi Films Production.

Additional cast includes: Booboo Stewart (TWILIGHT), Jon Gries (TAKEN, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE), Nicole Fox (America’s Next Top Model winner), Michael McCartney (THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN), Michael Welch (TWILIGHT), Rena Owen (ONCE WERE WARRIORS), Max Charles (THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN), Jacqueline Emerson (THE HUNGER GAMES), Barbara Crampton (RE-ANIMATOR), and Michael Massee (SE7EN).


THE WELL will have its World Premiere in The Beyond Category at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival.