“Buck Run”

Screening: 8 p.m. Oct. 4 Suggested rating: PG-13 Run time: 82 minutes

The story: After the death of his mother, heartbroken 15-year-old Shaw (Nolan Lyons, “Boardwalk Empire”) is compelled to move in with his estranged father (veteran character actor James Le Gros), a conflicted alcoholic more concerned with hunting deer than raising a son. Shaw, already a bullied outcast at school, struggles to come to terms with his grief and new life with an emotionally distant dad while wanting a traditional funeral for his mom — something his father can’t afford. Director Nick Frangione evokes what it’s like to live in conservative, rural America at this particular moment. In a world of swap meets and damaged souls, will this grieving teen find a place to fit in? The inspiration for the film: Frangione

draws on childhood memories of growing up an outsider in rural Pennsylvania for this affecting drama.

The filmmakers: Nick Frangione, Nancy Degnan and Julio Lopez Velasquez.

The principal actors: James Le Gros (“Certain Women”), Kevin J. O’Connor (“There Will Be Blood”), Amy Hargreaves (“13 Reasons Why”), Alicia Goranson (“Boys Don’t Cry”), Jim Parrack (“Fury”), with Angus Macfadyen (“Braveheart”), and starring Nolan Lyons (“Boardwalk Empire”). Awards it has won: First Prize, Best Feature at the Oscar-qualifying Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, Orson Welles Award in Directing at Tiburon International Film Festival, Best Feature at Santorini Film Festival Next place it can be seen after FFF: San Diego International Film Festival, Nordic Film Festival, Kansas International FIlm Festival

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