Magic Valley
World Premiere

Magic Valley

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| USA | 84 MINUTES | English
Drama

TJ Waggs, a high school student living in the small town of Buhl, Idaho, carries the burden of a terrible secret on his shoulders. And he's not the only one having an off-day: A local fish farmer confronts a selfish neighbor that has carelessly poisoned his crop, the shifty county sheriff neglects his duties and uses his patrol car for his own personal gain, and a mom is too busy fussing over the family dog to notice her missing daughter. To make matters worse, two preschoolers playing in the fields have chosen an unusual playmate—one who is the common thread linking all these characters together.

Writer-director Jaffe Zinn's atmospheric vision is a ruminative look at a bored and numbed town on the verge of a wake-up call. His keen voice also speaks profoundly to the disconnection of community and the decline of morale in a struggling recession-worn American society. Paced and shot with restrained elegance, highlighting a standout performance by rising talent Kyle Gallner, Zinn's Magic Valley strives to capture who and where we are before the next defining moment happens.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Jaffe Zinn and Jaffe Zinn
JAFFE ZINN was raised in Southern Idaho and attended NYU for film. His award-winning short films have been screened at the DGA Theater as well as festivals in New York, LA, Las Vegas, Boise, Moscow, Japan, and Portugal. His short films A Life for M-80 and Bliss were nominated for NYU's prestigious Wasserman Award.
Co-Producer
Laura Mehlhaff
Primary Cast
Scott Glenn, Kyle Gallner, Alison Elliott, Brad William Henke, Matthew Gray Gubler, Will Estes
Screenwriter
Jaffe Zinn
Producer
Heather Rae
Executive Producer
Paull Cho, Nina Foxx, Jeff Pies, Russell Friedenberg, Philip Larmon
Cinematography
Sean Kirby
Director
Jaffe Zinn
Score and Sound Design
Steve Damstra, Mads Heldtberg, and Peter Albrechtsen

Contacts
Submitter
Laura Mehlhaff
Prominent Pictures
Boise, ID 83704
Phone: 208 830 7247
laura@appaloosapictures.org
Producer
Heather Rae
Prominent Pictures
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: (208) 342-3288
hrf@prominentpictures.com
Sales Contact
Jose Martinez
Martinez Barbanell LLP
Phone: 323.303.3500
jose@martinezbarbanell.com
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