In the middle of the night in rural Alabama, a fully naked man stumbles upon the home of Wattle, a shotgun-wielding academic working on her debut novel, and her daughter Sarah.

The man claims he’s been robbed while attempting to walk the length of Highway 29 for reasons that don’t quite add up. As Wattle and Sarah try to figure out where the truth lies in this strange man’s story, they’re concealing a secret of their own.

Inspired by the Lope de Vega play Fuenteovejuna, this shocking and vindictive feminist thriller reveals what happens when an overconfident traveler messes with the wrong women. 

It’s a fight for power that will end in either the women killing the patriarchy, or the patriarchy killing them. Either way, it’s going to be bloody.

FEATURE FILM SHOOTING IN MARCH 2025, FOR RELEASE IN SEPTEMBER 2025

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

On the major u.s. streaming services in 2022, women were only 26% of directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers.

• BY ROLE, THAT’S:
• 🎬 8% of cinematographers
• 🎬 22% of directors
• 🎬 23% of writers
• 🎬 27% of producers
• 🎬 29% of executive producers
• 🎬 30% of editors*

And in the top 100 grossing films of 2022, only 2.1% of speaking characters were LGBTQIA+. 

• 🌈 Only 5 roles were transgender, and 4 of those were in the movie Bros.**

*Source: “Streaming Women: Representation and Employment in Original U.S. Films Released by Streaming Services in 2022,” report by the SDSU Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film.

**Source:  USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative annual report on the state of diversity in the film industry

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

On the major u.s. streaming services in 2022, women were only 26% of directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers.

BY ROLE, THAT’S:

• 🎬 8% of cinematographers
• 🎬 22% of directors
• 🎬 23% of writers
• 🎬 27% of producers
• 🎬 29% of executive producers
• 🎬 30% of editors*

And in the top 100 grossing films of 2022, only 2.1% of speaking characters were LGBTQIA+. 

• 🌈 Only 5 roles were transgender, and 4 of those were in the movie Bros.**

*Source: “Streaming Women: Representation and Employment in Original U.S. Films Released by Streaming Services in 2022,” report by the SDSU Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film.

**Source:  USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative annual report on the state of diversity in the film industry

IN 1,600 TOP-GROSSING FILMS FROM 2007-2022: 

WERE DIRECTED BY WOMEN OF COLOR

Source: “Inclusion in the Director’s Chair: Analysis of Director Gender and Race/Ethnicity Across the 1,600 Top Films from 2007 to 2022” from USC Annenberg

PRODUCTION TEAM

Colombian-American director Kim Caicedo (Director) brings over a decade of experience in New York advertising and production to her films. She holds a master’s degree in film directing from the American Film Institute. Kim’s work has been recognized by the ARC Awards, Creativity International, The Webby Awards, and Fast Company’s Innovation By Design Awards.

Her debut feature, “The Pines,” won Best Florida Feature at the Freakshow Horror Film Festival and was nominated by New Filmmakers LA for Best Feature. Her films have been showcased at 30 festivals worldwide, including the New York Latino Film Festival, LA Shorts International Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, and the Bogotá International Film Festival. Kim is dedicated to preserving the art of film and often works with 16mm and 35mm processes, which lend a distinctive specificity and texture to her work.

Lauren Elizabeth Harris (Producer) is an award-winning actor, producer and founder of Pathway Pictures. She has portrayed numerous roles both on the stage and in film and television. She also wrote, produced, and co-starred in a feminist web-series titled It’s A Girl Thing, that was highly regarded in over 14 international film festivals. Her film Defining Dodo won the LGBTQ Voices Award at the HBO Sponsored Latino Film Festival. Most recently, she directed a coming of age story set in Quaker School that she also wrote, acted, and produced, starring Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid). She is currently in development on SXSW director Carol Brandt’s next feature, The Gotham’s “Series Creators To Watch” Bat Sheva Guez’s next series, and received the Indian Paintbrush Grant for Cece Wheeler’s upcoming short film. Her company has 4 other features and a series in development, three of which she wrote. She currently works in development at Steve Buscemi’s Olive Productions, and has worked for Voltage Pictures and Double Nickel. She is honored to be a board member of SheNYC, a member of Women in Film, associate member of WIP, and former New York Events Leader for Film Fatales. She holds a BA in Acting and Spanish from the University of Southern California, and is an MFA Candidate in Creative Producing in Film from Columbia University. As an actor, she has trained at The British American Dramatic Academy in London, England, The Berridge Conservatory in Normandy, France, and The Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philadelphia, PA. In Los Angeles, she has studied with Lesly Kahn, Margie Haber, Judy Kain, Annie Grindlay, Ivana Chubbuck Studios, and is currently in the Writer’s Lab of Groundlings.

Jessica Arzate Cerecedo (Cinematographer) is a Mexican cinematographer currently based in Los Angeles. She believes that authenticity and empathy are crucial to storytelling. Over the last decade, Jessica moved up the ranks by crewing as a camera assistant and camera operator. Her work as a cinematographer includes narrative shorts, documentaries, and commercials throughout Mexico, Spain, Japan, India, and the U.S. In 2023, she received an artist grant from the California Arts Council and was chosen as one of the four cinematographers to participate in Issa Rae’s ‘Find Your People’ program in 2024. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a Master’s degree in Cinematography from the American Film Institute. While not busy on set, she enjoys going to the beach and hiking around L.A. 

Margaret Rose Caterisano (Playwright) is a Professor of Theatre Arts at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, where she serves as the Costume Designer and Costume Shop Supervisor in the Theatre Arts Department. She received a B.A. in Dramatic Arts from Troy University in 1982 with Minors in History and Spanish. She earned an M.F.A. in Costume Design from the University of Alabama in 1986. Margaret has also designed costumes for The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC, including The Crucible (2019) and Sense and Sensibility (2021.) Margaret began writing plays during the 2020 Covid 19 quarantine and discovered a passion for playwriting. She is currently collaborating on a new musical with her daughter, Elli Caterisano.

Danielle DeMatteo (Adapted Screenplay) is a writer/composer and the Founder & Artistic Director of SheNYC Arts. After working in the creative department of Broadway’s Jujamcyn Theaters, she focused her work on fixing the gender gap in the Broadway industry. She founded SheNYC Arts in 2015 and has since built it into a nationwide nonprofit organization with branches in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Dallas-Fort Worth. Outside of SheNYC, she was most recently on the worldwide production team at Disney Theatrical Group, bringing Frozen, The Lion King, Aladdin, and more to the stage on Broadway and around the world. As a writer, her shows have run off-Broadway in New York, Chicago, and Boston; her most recent musical, QUEEN ANNE, was the recipient of the 2021 Brooklyn Arts Council grant for Musical Theatre. She was also one of the organizers of the original Women’s March on Washington in 2017 and has worked in communications on a number of New York City political campaigns. She was recently featured in Forbes Magazine, as one of Five Women to Watch as Broadway Returns in Shondaland, and is on the 2024 Broadway Women’s Fund Women to Watch list. 

Camila Pons Del Toro (Production Designer) is a Mexican production designer and set decorator, known for her vibrant and immersive approach to world-building in film. She completed her Master’s degree at the American Film Institute in 2024, following a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Tecnológico de Monterrey (2021). Her global studies include design experiences at ELISAVA in Barcelona, The University of Texas at Austin, as well as in Madrid and Quebec City. Camila has worked on over 30 films, serving as production designer on 14, where her passion for fantasy and period pieces takes center stage. Her work spans indie films, music videos, and commercials, showcasing meticulous attention to detail that enriches every project. A maximalist at heart, Camila is an avid collector of coffee table books, vintage holiday decor, and playful memorabilia. Her design philosophy is rooted in creating spaces that resonate emotionally, making people feel they belong within the worlds she builds. Known for her creativity, intuition, and knack for organization, she strives to unearth the hidden stories within objects and spaces. For Camila, design is about more than beauty; it’s about crafting environments that tell stories, inviting people to connect deeply with the spaces around them.