Kern County
Tapping into America’s obsession for auto sports like Nascar and Formula 1, Kern County takes us into the world of demolition derby where nineteen year old Conner Ruskin must win a derby to save his family and gain his freedom.
Crew:
Brad Minninch – Writer, director
Eric Feig – Producer
Stephen Lunsford – Executive producer
Jenny Hinkey – Line producer
Mike McCusker – Editor
Status: Pre-production
Genre: Drama
Character: Conner Ruskin.
19-year-old Conner is trapped in the center of a landscape of cockfights, field parties, meth labs and demilition derby. He has to navigate around his dysfunctional family and face the social issues of teen pregnancy, crystal meth addiction and his estranged father. He wants to get away from all that but doesn’t have the money for his journey.
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