2002 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival

Miles From Nowhere

World Premiere
Category: Narrative Feature 1hr 31min
Director: David Pope

A contemplative and subtle contribution to the genre of American road movies, Miles From Nowhere, quietly reveals the depth of the bond between adoptive brothers as they struggle to understand both themselves and their past.  Gram (Marc Weitz), a gifted violinist who keeps to himself and his violin, is convinced by his adopted brother Josh (Tony Roach) to help him steal his car, break his bail agreement and spend their final college spring break on an adventure across America.  Along the way, characters emerge from the landscape presenting obstacles and offering wisdom.  Unexpected  events leave the brothers traveling on foot through the wide open spaces of a majestic and empty countryside.  The vastness of the abandoned and forgotten land they discover mirrors the emotional distance between them and gradually encourages them to look at the silent loneliness of their own lives.  In the end, they are presented with choices,  the consequences of which will  alter their relationship forever.

Director: David Pope
A collaboration between first-time feature director David Pope and first-time writer/producer Ted Timmer, Miles From Nowhere, was beautifully filmed in over a hundred locations from New York to Las Vegas in the spring of 1999 and 2000.  It features the debut feature performances of actors Tony Roach and Marc Weitz and a supporting cast that includes Dennis Reid, Caren Browning, Jason Fisher, Rebecca Ortese, Vincent Sagona, Laurie Lefever and Al Timmer II.  Also making her debut is Cho Oyu, a black Lab who loves road trips.