Love In Country movie
A Story of War & Love
new: Love in Country won Best LGBTQ Feature Film at the Calgary Independent Film Festival & at the Montreal Independent Film Festival! Also: the Madrid Arthouse Film Festival has just chosen us as a semi-finalist! Thanks Madrid. *Montreal Independent Film Festival, Dec. 7-10, 2021 at Cinema du Parc, 3575 Avenue du Parc, Montréal, Québec H2X 3P9, Canada, more information as soon as we get it. We're still making a few technical enhancements for LIC. Work on getting this movie out continues! As always we will keep you informed here, (on this site first), of all screenings & release updates! Executive Producers Jerry McGrath and Richard Gayton - November 27, 2021
PREVIEW HERE FIRST UPDATED LIC video "A Family."
Behind the Scenes
 What About Mercy? |  Bornhoft Farm, our main filming location in Arkansas |  Dress Rehearsal for Thumper, Reese, Burd & Ian- four of our six lead characters |  Robert M. O'Brien as the lovable "DOC," he's an "innocent" and a deadly sharpshooter one of 6 lead characters |  David Miller is our Base Commander, it's in the eyes |
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 "CAPT HEINRICK" one of six lead characters. On his mission, but why is he actually there? Actor Vincent van Hinte |  Vinny in a "reflective" mode as the dangerous CAPT Heinrick |  Wong Sio Ngai, as NVA Prisoner 1, after his frightening CIA Interrogation scene |  Jamison Key, as "Doc's Friend," his closest friend outside of his home in Colorado |  Behind the scenes rehearsal, actor David Garber as SGT Alexander (L) & actor Mitch McDonald as 1SG Schott |
 Documenting the making of the surreal "Reese's Dream" sequence in the Bornhoft rice fields |  "Doc" a deeply religious/expert marksman & severly conflicted young Army Private-actor Robert M. O'Brien |  This is the Bornhoft rice field in Arkansas where many of the Love In Country movie scenes were filmed |  Just prior to leaving for a secretive mission Thumper, Doc & Burd discuss what may face them in the war ravaged area surrounding Hue, South Vietnam |  PFC Jay E. Burd (Elijah Olachea) emerges from battle, weary and confused. Jerry photographed this on set during filming. |
 Co-Director Kurt Braun after a day and night of filming; behind him & down the ravine the "Older NVA Prisoner" scene was filmed. We were all grateful for the first cool evening in Arkansas & for a lack of snakes & vipers! |  "Thumper" (L.A. actor Jon Owens) preparing for a scene on our main set at the Barnhoft Farm, Weiner, Arkansas |  Payton Handshoe was one of our busiest & dedicated Production Assistants, he also played a role in the movie, seen here with amazing "burned" makeup by our lead Alan Gonzalez. |  Near Ft. Smith, Ark. scouting with Cliff Yarbourgh & Kurt Braun |  P.A.'s Bud Johns & Anthony Martin setting fire for smoke in the Napalm Scene- ph. Holly McEuen |
 Actor/Military Consultant/Set Builder Patrick McGrath, he is worth his weight in gold for all of us |  Burning auto for The Hero's March" scene |  Characters "Burd & Thumper" preparing for the shoot |  Director Kurt Braun after an 18 hour shoot |  Mark Fitsgerald, UPM/Props is with Payton Handshoe, a hard working P.A. in Props and background actor |
 UPDATE: Jack-the-Dog Gayton, who plays "Jack Heinrick," lead animal actor in the film, poses for Uncle Jerry. Currently Jack is reviewing new scripts, he wants to keep his future options open |  "Elvis" barbershop Museum at Ft. Chaffee. Just steps from the Elvis site we filmed several key indoor military scenes in the now abandoned barracks and offices. |  Our delightful & creative Costumer Lead, Loren Robles |  Bornhoft Farm Quonset Hut-staging and shooting location, Fischer, Arkansas |  Burning of the farmhouse, it got very, very hot as you can see lead make-up artist Alan Gonzalez keeps his distance! |
 Re-used Quonset Hut, for make-up lead Alan Gonzalez & Head Costumer Lauren Robles, along with several actors and crew |  Our amazing Cori Hammond. Cori was a P.A. as well as a background player, working non-stop and filling in every gap she found, worth her weight in platinum-a true M.V.P. |  Actor & Art Department design crew, Lee Christman preparing for the farmhouse burn |  Head Chef, Mama Lauren Williams and our amazing Vincent van Hinte (CAPT Heinrick) sharing their favorite meal at our LIC "Duck Lodge 1" near Harrisburg, Arkansas |  Just a few of our incredible PA's: Noah George, Austin Sloan, Gina Vong, Holly McEuen, Payton Handshoe, Writer/Director Richard Gayton & Mark Fitzgerald |
 Vu Ha, our first cast member as "The Good Monk" |  Stunt Practice in Hollywood, next to Grauman's Chinese Theatre (TCL Theatre) just before we began principal filming in Arkansas |