Vertical revealed the trailer for Catching Dust, the feature film directorial debut of British indie filmmaker, Stuart Gatt (My Beautiful White Skin). Set in Texas, the independent film tells the story of a woman played by Erin Moriarty with big dreams planning to leave her abusive controlling partner played by Jai Courtney.
The film had its world premiere last year at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.
Starring the film are Erin Moriarty, Jai Courtney, Dina Shihabi, and Ryan Corr.
Release Date
Directed by Stuart Gatt, ‘Catching Dust’ opens in select US theaters and on VOD August 23, 2024.
Synopsis
Geena and her outlaw spouse Clyde, have taken refuge in a solitary trailer on a deserted community in Texas’ Big Bend. Tired of his autocratic ways, Geena plans to escape, when a new trailer shows up with a pair from New York. Geena persuades Clyde to let them stay, despite the dangers they will bring, a choice that leads to serious trouble for everyone.
In an interview with E. Nina Rothe, director Stuart Gatt commented on his process of getting the idea for the story, saying “I kept having this image of a trailer in the middle of the desert. And for some reason that image was really exciting to me, and it really fascinated me and you start to challenge yourself with people who could live there, and why are they there? And what would force them to be there and what could happen right now that will turn this character’s life upside down. And you start going on this journey in your mind, basically, which was just really the genesis, this simple image. That happens to me a lot. And it was definitely the case with this story. That one image of a trailer in the middle of the desert was the seed that the rest of the story grew out of.”
Reviews
Brian Tallerico in a RogerEbert.com review wrote “‘Catching Dust’ should be a character study of two very different couples and how they influence one another, but it never quite takes these people seriously enough to work on that level.”
Stephanie Archer from Film Enquiry gave the film a more positive review, writing “‘Catching Dust’ does risk losing the audience in the drawn-out moments between emotional interactions. Yet, as an audience, you will find yourself shocked by how invested you are in by film’s end.”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for ‘Catching Dust’.