WAYWARD SONS
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Wayward Sons is a 2023 feature film, written and directed by Cole McCormack and starring Joseph Loeffler-Bell and Nick Richards. The film follows two brothers, Robert (Loeffler-Bell) and Todd (Richards), as they hike through the Nicolet National Forest, but they stray so far from the trail that they have no idea how to get back. Initially, they maintain morale by rehashing old stories and reciting inside jokes, but the gravity of their situation sinks in as a return to civilization becomes more unlikely. As the sheer scope, hypnotic pull and spirit-crushing mirages of the forest affect the men, their will to live and sense of identity is challenged and transformed.
WAYWARD SONS
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Written & Directed by Cole McCormack
Story by Cole McCormack, Nick Richards, Joseph Loeffler-Bell
Produced by Cole McCormack, Alana Price, Nick Richards, Joseph Loeffler-Bell, Layla Nowak
Director of Photography: Cole McCormack
Production Designer: TJ Meddaugh
Edited by Larry Gardner
Costume Designer: Dylan Osvatic
Music by Cole McCormack
Unit Production Manager: Layla Nowak
A Camera and Steadicam Operator: Zak Menzies
B Camera and Steadicam Operator: Jesse Gruber
Still Photographer: Dylan Osvatic
Boom Operator: Layla Nowak, Sam Blessing, Gabe Pett
Hair & Makeup by Layla Nowak
Joseph Loeffler-Bell as Robert
Nick Richards as Todd
Layla Nowak as Carole
Dylan Osvatic as Matthew (young)
Thomas Ciula as Matthew (old)
Cole McCormack as Chuck
Zoe Eineichner as Waitress
Ryan O’Connor as Diner Patron #1
Austin O’Connor as Diner Patron #2
Melinda Nowak as Diner Patron #3
Lacey Nowak as Diner Patron #4
Hailey Richards as Diner Patron #5
Zak Menzies as Diner Patron #6
Special Thanks To Cornerstone Restaurant in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin
The Making of WAYWARD SONS
WAYWARD SONS Announcement Video
WAYWARD SONS | Official Trailer
WAYWARD SONS | Teaser Trailer
WAYWARD SONS | First Look
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