Robin Wright, Demian Bichir on the Power of Filmmaking in the Wilderness on Land

In her directorial debut Land, Robin Wright stars as Edee, a woman who searches for meaning in the harsh American wilderness following a neardeath experience. The film takes place across twoandahalf years, and the cast and crew pulled it off in just 29 days. There were a number of times where wed be shooting a summer scene or an early scene and all of a sudden: 75mileanhour winds, Wright told senior film writer Matt Donnelly at the Variety Studio, presented by AT T TV at the Sundance Film Festival. Wed have to run back to the tent and change into winter wear and shoot year two in winter in a matter of 20 minutes. Not only did the wilderness set the pace, but it helped Wright get into character. She lived in a trailer on the film s mountainside location and was able to wake up to the peacefulness of nature. A selfdescribed city rat himself, Bichir reveled in the wilderness beauty. Every time I have a chance to be in front of nature your