TO LIVE AND DIE IN THE MIDWEST

TO LIVE AND DIE IN THE MIDWEST

A film by Taylor Mahoney

DIRECTED BY

Taylor Mahoney

WRITTEN BY

Taylor Mahoney

PRODUCED BY

Taylor Mahoney, Arielle Brachfeld, Hank Braxtan, Joel Cochran

CAST

Joel Cochran, Nik Linenberger, Nate Williams, Taylor Mahoney, Hank Braxtan, Arielle Brachfeld, Rachel DeWeber, Michael Jai White

SYNOPSIS

To Live and Die in the Midwest is a documentary feature length film about the struggles of creating an indie movie in a small Colorado town. It is reflection on Art’s effect on suicide, a time capsule of the hysteria of the pandemic and a time capsule of filming DEAD ZONE.

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TO LIVE AND DIE IN THE MIDWEST

DIRECTED BY: Taylor Mahoney

WRITTEN BY: Taylor Mahoney

PRODUCED BY: Taylor Mahoney, Arielle Brachfeld, Hank Braxtan, Joel Cochran

CAST: Joel Cochran, Nik Linenberger, Nate Williams, Taylor Mahoney, Hank Braxtan, Arielle Brachfeld, Rachel DeWeber, Michael Jai White

SYNOPSIS:
To Live and Die in the Midwest is a documentary feature length film about the struggles of creating an indie movie in a small Colorado town. It is reflection on Art’s effect on suicide, a time capsule of the hysteria of the pandemic and a time capsule of filming DEAD ZONE.