Days of August
A forbidden romance set in a dystopian Appalachia.
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In an alternate history 20th-century America that's dominated by a totalitarian police state, a movement to resist the government brews in the city of Harpswell. Set on supporting the fight against tyranny, Godfrey Kilpatrick is the recluse author of an underground rebel newspaper.
However, he is confronted by buried memories when he rediscovers the poetry journal of his lover, August, a sensitive revolutionary. Deciding to read it, Godfrey is forced to relive his heart-wrenching past through August's chronicling of their forbidden love, and must reckon with regrets from his upbringing as the son of an aristocrat in the heart of Harpswell's iron-fisted regime.
"a carefully curated blend akin to West Side Story and Call Me By Your Name, but in a dystopian setting..."
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-Diego Andaluz
Hollywood Critics Association
Behind-the-scenes on Days of August
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The team behind the project is comprised of 100+ young filmmakers, actors, and other artists hailing from all across the United States. Made possible by crowdfunding, Days of August was produced on a micro-budget with support from the 1716 Digital community.
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From late nights of development in the dorms of UNC School of the Arts in 2021, to eleven days of photography in Charlottesville, VA in 2022, and another ten days in Winston-Salem, NC in 2023, Days of August is finally set to release in August of 2025.
