Lost on a Mountain in Maine with Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger and Laurie Collyer (Ep. 510)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

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4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Director Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger discusses his new film, Lost on a Mountain in Maine, with fellow Director Laurie Collyer in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses taking influence from 80s and 90s backwoods films such as Homeward Bound and Stand By Me, emphasizing a use of practical effects and real locations for a tactile experience, and the process of casting the young lead with wilderness experience. The film tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who becomes trapped on a treacherous mountain when a fast-moving storm separates him from his family. With no food or proper clothing, he begins a desperate fight for survival in the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://dga.org/en/Events/2025/January2025/LostOnAMountainInMaine_QnA_1124

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0:00.0	Part of my job interview for this movie was to actually hike the mountain.
0:03.7	I was flown out to Northern Maine and had to hike Kataten.
0:06.8	And I also got to bushwhack and kind of explore the where Don Fendler actually gotten lost.
0:12.4	And that was really good for me because I got to kind of get in his head a little bit.
0:15.9	Yeah. Hello and welcome back to the Directors' Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:39.7	In this episode, a young boy must fight to stay alive after an outing turns hazardous,
0:45.2	and director Andrew Boodoo Kightlinger's family adventure lost on a mountain in Maine.
0:50.7	The film tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Don Fendler, who becomes trapped on a
0:56.3	treacherous mountain when a fast-moving storm separates him from his family.
1:00.9	With no food or proper clothing, he begins a desperate fight for survival in the unforgiving
1:05.6	wilderness of Northern Maine.
1:08.5	In addition to Lost on a Mountain in Maine, Kightlinger's other directorial credits include
1:13.3	the feature films Tater Tot and Patton Patton and Dust of War. Following a screening of the film
1:20.5	at the DGA Theater in New York, Kightlinger spoke with director Lori Collier about filming
1:25.4	Lost on a Mountain in Maine. Listen on for their spoiler-filled
1:29.1	conversation. I get a weird charge out of standing lurking in the back and watching people
1:39.1	like tears from their eyes. It's kind of screwed up. Oh, watching people watch. It's so fun.
1:44.3	That's great.
1:45.9	There are people here that are part of the film.
1:49.3	Can you all stand up quick?
1:51.8	Woo-hoo.
1:52.3	Come on.
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