Rebuilding
Max Walker-SilvermanEnglish with or without French subtitles
A gently humanist story of the American West from Max Walker-Silverman (A Love Song), Rebuilding follows Dusty, a reserved, divorced father whose ranch has burned down in a devastating wildfire. Now living in a trailer community on a FEMA campsite, Dusty finds solace with his new neighbors who have also lost everything, quietly reassembles his life, and starts reconnecting with his ex-wife Ruby and young daughter Callie-Rose.
Filmed against the rapturous backdrop of southern Colorado, Rebuilding is a ruminative, moving portrait of resilience and human connection in the wake of loss. Featuring exquisitely etched performances by its entire cast—which also includes Kali Reis and the legendary Amy Madigan—the film brings the mythos of the American cowboy into direct confrontation with our ongoing environmental crisis, finding hope and promise in the wide-open landscape and the people who call it home.
Callie-Rose Lily LaTorre
Ruby Meghann Fahy
Mila Kali Reis
Bess Amy Madigan
Written & Directed Max Walker-Silverman
Producers Jesse Hope, Dan Janvey, Paul Mezey
Production Companies Cow Hip Films, Fit Via Vi, Present Company, Spark Features
International Sales MK2
Cinematography Alfonso Herrera Salcedo
Lighting Andrew Hubbard
Production Design Juliana Barreto Barreto
Art Direction Alanna Dempewolff-Barrett
Set Decoration Violet Overn
Visual Effects Kyle Zemborain
Composers James Ellington, Jake Xerxes Fussell
Sound Amelia Palmer
Costume Design Lizzie Donelan