Behind the scenes of the creation of Kelly Reichardt's First Cow (2019).
Go behind the scenes of First Cow with writer-director Kelly Reichardt, co-writer Jonathan Raymond, and cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt in an exclusive featurette detailing the visual world of 1820s Oregon and the longtime collaboration that brought it to life.
A chronicle of a day in the life of a Palestinian cab driver in Los Angeles, DRIVING TO ZIGZIGLAND, portrays the social struggle of the Arab immigrant in post-9/11 America. A film audition typecasts Bashar to play an Al Qaeda terrorist role. The utilities are due and Bashar has twenty-four hours to make the money. For the remaining hours left until tomorrow, an unceasing flow of passengers ride in Bashar's taxi and give the Arab cabbie the run around on issues that deal with suicide bombers, George Bush, Cat Stevens, the war in Iraq, music, and world geography. Bashar's quest to make the money is won until he realizes he has to choose between the Department of Homeland Security and his family.
Jonathan Raymond (born 1971) is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for writing the novels "The Half-Life" (2004) and "Rain Dragon" (2012), and for writing the short stories or novels for the films "Old Joy" (2006), "Wendy and Lucy" (2008), and "First Cow" (2019), all directed by Kelly Reichardt, with whom he co-wrote the screenplays.
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