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East of Wall
“What writer/director Kate Beecroft achieves exists in its own unique realm. A Stunning feature debut that captures the beauty and pain of the modern American West in intimate detail. Tabatha Zimiga May be playing herself, but she’s also giving an incredibly delicate, nuanced performance that harkens to the work of the 1970s American cinema icons like Gena Rowlands, Ellen Burstyn, and Karen Black” – Harrison Richlin, IndieWire
“A hard-changing, unbreakable drama powered by immeasurable tenacity. Kate Beecroft’s directorial debut is a lyrical semi-biographical drama whose quiet grandeur uplifts an unyielding, fractal story.” – Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
“Three generations of South Dakota women put a new face on the western. From the first shot to last, Kate Beecroft’s ‘East of Wall’ expands our perception of those iconic horse wranglers to consider the women so often overlooked. Those shots of Porshia Zimiga bolting across the horizon faster than her mom’s pickup truck can keep up… Well, there’s just no faking that” – Peter Debruge, Variety
Sundance 2025 NEXT Audience Award Winner
EAST OF WALL is an authentic portrait of female resilience in the “New West” inspired and played by the women and girls who live it. Set in the Badlands of South Dakota, Tabatha, a young rebellious rancher, who rescues and resells horses, must make hard decisions to deal with her fractured family, the financial uncertainty of losing her ranch, and unresolved grief, all while providing refuge and the skills of the horse trade to a group of wayward neighborhood teens.
