Over nine years, Dryland traces the quest of two childhood best friends for victory in a rambunctious sport crafted to boost an endangered rural town. The Lind Combine Demolition Derby in remote Eastern Washington draws garage-sized wheat harvesters into battle one day each year, fueling ambitions and funding a way of life. Josh and Matt, finally old enough to compete, helm JAWS toward steel-shearing victory in the arena—but Josh is defeated in his lifelong dream to farm. Dry years and economic uncertainty increasingly threaten family farms, which ironically must grow to survive. Can the optimism, ingenuity, and grit needed to farm and to derby—sustain Josh toward a journey home? In a visceral duet of work and play, Dryland offers a coming-of-age saga with intelligence, heart, and axle grease.

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Today is the 26th annual Lind Combine Demolition Derby. We are so disappointed not to be with our friends the … Continue reading

We are honored to have composer Mark Orton’s wonderful original score in Dryland, for which he plays all but a … Continue reading