East of Wall
{{short description|2025 American drama film}}
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| name = East of Wall
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| director = Kate Beecroft
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Kate Beecroft
- Lila Yacoub
- Melanie Ramsayer
- Shannon Moss
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| writer = Kate Beecroft
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Tabatha Zimiga
- Porshia Zimiga
- Scoot McNairy
- Jennifer Ehle
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| music = {{Plainlist|
- Lukas Frank
- Daniel Meyer-O'Keefe
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| cinematography = Austin Shelton
| editing = Jennifer Vecchiarello
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- Station Road
- Stetson's Kingdom
- Picture Movers Stadium
- Working Barn Productions
- Low Road Films
- Tanbark Pictures
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| distributor = Sony Pictures Classics
| released = {{Film date|2025|1|24|Sundance}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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East of Wall is a 2025 American drama film, written and directed by Kate Beecroft, in her directorial debut. It stars Tabatha Zimiga, Porshia Zimiga, Scoot McNairy and Jennifer Ehle.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.
Premise
A horse trainer wrestles with financial issues and unresolved grief, while hosting a group of wayward teenagers on her ranch.
Cast
- Tabatha Zimiga as Tabatha
- Porshia Zimiga as Porshia
- Scoot McNairy as Roy Waters
- Jennifer Ehle as Tracey
- Jesse Thorson as Jesse
- Chancey Ryder Witt as Ryder
- Clay Pateneaud as Clay
- Leanna Shumpert as Leanna
- Brynn Darling as Brynn
- Ryan Caraway as Wes
Production
Kate Beecroft spent three years in South Dakota, embedding herself in with the community and the Zimiga family.{{cite magazine |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/128859-kate-beecroft-east-of-wall-sundance-2025/|title='Turn Her Trauma into Art': Kate Beecroft, East of Wall |magazine=Filmmaker|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/east-of-wall-kate-beecroft-sundance-interview/|title='East Of Wall': How Kate Beecroft's Docu-Fiction Film About A Real Family Became "The Most Rewarding, Amazing Moment" – Sundance Studio|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Antonia|last=Blyth|date=January 26, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025}} The film is inspired by Tabatha Zimiga's life.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/east-of-wall-love-letter-to-the-badlands-sundance-2025/|title="I'd Never Seen Anybody With Such Power and Force as These Women": 'East of Wall' Introduces the "New West" in This Love Letter To the Badlands|website=Collider|first1=Peri|last1=Nemiroff|first2=Dyah|last2=Ayu Larasati|date=February 1, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025}}
Release
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/|title=Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Dominic|last2=Patten|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=February 14, 2025}} In February 2025, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sundance-audience-award-winner-east-of-wall-sells-sony-pictures-classics-1236300243/|title=Sundance Audience Award Winner 'East of Wall' Sells to Sony Pictures Classics (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Brent|last=Lang|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025}}
References
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