‘Bogancloch’ Director Ben Rivers on Reuniting With ‘Two Years at Sea’ Protagonist Jake Williams: ‘I Will No Doubt Continue Making Films With Him Until One of Us Dies’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang Thirteen years ago, Ben Rivers‘ Venice FIPRESCI prize-winner “Two Years at Sea” introduced the world to Jake Williams, a former sailor living in the middle of the forest, mainly off the grid.
This year, Rivers is heading to Locarno with “Bogancloch,” a sequel that returns to Williams’ unique homestead to see how much, or how little, he has changed in the decade-plus since.
Variety has been given exclusive access to the sequel’s first trailer ahead of the film’s Locarno world premiere. Produced by Rivers, John Archer and Sarah Neely with financial support from Screen Scotland, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in Germany and the Icelandic Film Center, “Bogancloch” screens in this year’s International Competition at Locarno.
Rediance is handling international sales for the film, which will get its U.K. premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 18.
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