"Going Home" Holiday Short Film 2023
"We've spent the last few years interviewing farmers to tell their family stories with New Holland Ag, and the thing that always comes through is the love for the land, and the love for their children. There's a generational aspect to farming that is being lost in some families. This idea was sparked by one of the farmer's daughters when we were in Alberta. She told us that she liked getting in the tractor because it smelled like her dad when she was a kid. So I took this and started to explore the idea of what it means for a Father and Daughter to connect through the land, and Christmastime is a perfect time to stop and take stock and really think about your connections to the people that you love, and where you've come from, and where you're going." Steve Buckwalter, Director and Writer
Crew
Producer: Derek Dienner
Line Producer: Grace Wagner
Director: Steve Buckwalter
DP: Tom Fanelle
AC: Aaron Dienner
Gaffer: Evan Scudner
Grip: Rich Heo
Grip: Amir Lynch
Art: Jordan Velez
Audio: Max deTurck
Lenses: Triode Media Group
Grip & Lighting Provided By: Triode Media Group
Post Production Supervisor: Darrell Kontis-Smith
Editor: Aaron Dienner
Color: Steve Buckwalter
Sound Design: Aaron Dienner
Composer: Th3rdstream
Cast
Bartlett: Shane Litchfield
Bartlett’s Voice: Rob Bigley
Tricia: Jes Atherholt
Young Tricia: Aanja Atherholt
Tom: Steve Atherholt
Son: Aidan Atherholt
Daughter: Aanja Atherholt
Special Thank You To
New Holland Agriculture
Messicks Farm Equipment
Conoy Township Film Commission