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Mudpuppy
A poetic reflection on loss and nature’s quiet observance in a small nook of the Ozarks.
Director/Editor: Cole Borgstadt
Director of Photography: Jenna Huskisson
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli @ Ethos Studio
Executive Producer: bigkid
Original Score: Isaac Friedenberg
Sound Designer: Bobb Barito
Producer:
Texas Smith Jenna Huskisson Cole Borgstadt
Starring: Leeroy Crossland Barry Clifton Elijah Crossland Range Center Cass Phillips
“A visual meditation on loss and our relationship to the natural world, Mudpuppy takes a quiet course through memories and nature photography, reflecting Borgstadt’s upbringing and the poetry of small-town pursuits. Between the majesty and tranquillity of the Buffalo River, and the surging energy of the Rodeo of the Ozarks, Borgstadt captures the striking Arkansas landscape and the people who live among it, reconnecting with locations from his youth and the areas surrounding Fayetteville.”
- Nowness
This film is accompanied by a series of still photography by Henry O. Head expanding the world and relationship of Mudpuppy.
Creative Direction by Cole Borgstadt
“The past, in a way, seems to be more real than the present we live in. We assume the past much more enduring, much more persistent. The present flows and vanishes, slipping through our fingers like sand. Its material weight is only gained in memories.”
- Andrei Tarkovsky
