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Runoff is a 2014 independent narrative feature film written and directed by Kimberly Levin. It premiered in Narrative Competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival, June 12, 2014. It was formally titled Land of Tomorrow.

About
The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality. She will go to desperate lengths to save her family and must coldly decide who to sacrifice.

Cast

 * Joanne Kelly: Betty Freeman


 * Neal Huff: Frank Freeman


 * Alex Shaffer: Finley Freeman


 * Tom Bower: Scratch


 * Kivlighan De Montebello: Sam Freeman


 * Darlene Hunt: Paula


 * Joseph Melendez: Paco

Crew

 * Kimberly Levin: Director


 * Kurt PItzer: Producer


 * Paul Hsu: Sound Mixer, C5 Studios


 * Nat Jencks: Colorist, Outlier Post


 * Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans: Composers

Production

 * Currently in post-production.


 * Working with Paul Hsu and C5 Sound Studio.

Inspiration
In the 1990's, Levin conducted field research that led to greater restrictions on the release of industrial toxins in the waterways of her native Kentucky. Her experiences inspired the idea for the film.

Awards and Nominations

 * Director/writer Kimberly Levin was awarded a fellowship at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in California to work on the film's script.


 * Director/writer Kimberly Levin was awarded a fellowship by the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Newbliss, Ireland to work on the film's script.


 * In the spring of 2012, The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) selected Cantuckee as one of ten narrative features for the 2012 Independent Filmmaker Labs, IFP’s, an annual year-long fellowship for first-time feature directors


 * In 2012, Cantuckee was selected by Black Rabbit Films to be one of its USinProgress films. The program selects American indie films, working to bring them to European audiences and increase their exposure.


 * One of the top scripts in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting