Wild Prairie Rose (film)

Wild Prairie Rose is a 2016 independent film directed by Deborah LaVine and starring Tara Samuel, Troy Kostur and Suanne Spoke. It was the winner of the inaugural Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award at the 2016 Heartland Film Festival.
Premise
In 1952 Rose Miller returns to her rural hometown of Beresford, South Dakota to care for her ailing mother. Once there, she falls in love with a deaf man and must decide if she has the courage to follow her heart.
Wild Prairie Rose is an examination of the changing roles of women in 1950s America and in the ways that people who have great differences can learn to communicate with one another. The film focuses on one woman’s story while challenging the audience to examine their own assumptions about what makes a good life.
Directed by Deborah LaVine, with cinematography by Ki Jin Kim and script by Sharon Greene, Wild Prairie Rose is a heartfelt examination of a woman’s search for love, connection, community, and her true self.
Cast
*Tara Samuel as Rose Miller
*Troy Kotsur as James Hansen
*Suanne Spoke as Pearl Miller
*Maya Brattkus as Anna Comstock
*Betsy Berenson as Florence
*Courtney Jones (actor) as Macy Comstock
*Donna McRae as Mrs. Roebuck
*Trystan Olbertson as Gene
*Cliff Schulz as Vernon Henkle
*Sam Schulz (actor) as Dale
*Amy Schulz as Mrs. Albert Clearing
*Deanne Bray as Cafeteria Worker
Awards
*Seattle Deaf Film Festival - Opening Night Film, Best Drama
*Cambria Film Festival - Jury Award Best Feature, Audience Award Best Feature
*Toronto International Deaf Film & Arts Festival - Opening Night Film, Best Drama, Audience Choice Award
*Heartland Film Festival - Finalist for Best Feature, Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award Winner
*Sedona International Film Festival - Audience Choice Award
*St. Louis International Film Festival - Official Selection
*Bentonville Film Festival - Official Selection

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