East of Wall
KATE BEECROFT
KATE BEECROFT
East of Wall News
Sundance Audience Award Winner ‘East of Wall’ Sells to Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired “East of Wall,” a critically acclaimed look at a marginalized, neglected corner of the American West that marks the feature debut of writer and director Kate Beecroft. The film was inspired by real people, with Beecroft convincing Tabatha and Porshia Zimiga, ranchers from the Badlands, to play versions of themselves. “East of Wall” won the Audience Award at Sundance in the NEXT category.
How a First-Time Filmmaker Found Her Muse, Best Friend, and Rising TikTok Star
Years ago, Kate Beecroft went looking for a story. She found Tabatha and Porshia Zimiga, “some real cowgirl sh*t,” and what would become the remarkable film “East of Wall.”
When the first audience to see Kate Beecroft’s feature directorial debut, “East of Wall,” files into its Friday morning premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, they won’t be the only ones seeing it for the first time. Its own stars, including Tabatha Zimiga and her daughter Porshia Zimiga, have yet to view the film. After all, they lived it, sort of.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Tabatha Zimiga………..TABITHA
Scoot McNairy……….ROY
Haley Strode……………LAURA
Jennifer Ehle……….TRACEY
Porshia Zimiga……PORSHIA
Grace Diane Jensen………OLD WOMAN
Crew
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Kate Beecroft
PRODUCER
Lila Yacoub
EDITOR
Jennifer Vecchiarello
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Austin Shelton
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Randy Wooten
Logline
After the death of her husband, Tabatha- a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer- wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her broken-down ranch in the Badlands.