Love In Country
A Film of War & Love
LATEST: BEST ALL CATEGORIES at Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift for Costuming, we've also won BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC at the Swedish International Film Festival, BEST LGBT FILM at the Vancouver Independent Film Festival and BEST PICTURE & BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE at the Los Angeles Film Awards & BEST US FEATURE at the Austin International Art Festival, we're in the Sicily Art Cinema Fest as Semi-Finalists! Also won Best International Feature Film at the Golden Eagle Indie Film Festival, ERUKKUR, Tamilnadu, India, Best International Feature Film & Best Feature Script at the Madrid Arthouse Film Festival in Spain. We won the Best LGBTQ Feature Film at the Calgary Independent Film Festival & Best LGBTQ Feature Film at the Montreal Independent Film Festival!
More festival Laurels as they come in are above! Work on getting the movie distributed continues & we now have a professional representative working on distribution, she has an excellent track record. As always, we will keep you informed here first of all screenings & release updates! Executive Producers Jerry McGrath and Richard Gayton - April 1, 2022
Scroll down page 1 for the 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 |  Certificate: BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM & BEST SCRIPT-Madrid Arthouse Film Festival |