Local Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Trevor Hawkins wrote and directed the upcoming movie “Lotawana” in his hometown of Lake Lotawana, Missouri.
The movie was filmed in 2015. Hawkins film depicts a monotonous life that has pushed the unfulfilled Forrest (Todd Blubaugh) to a voyage of self-discovery by living aboard his sailboat on an alluring, Missouri lake. Soon he catches wind of the rebellious and free-spirited Everly (Nicola Collie) and their idealistic dreams align for a thrilling and thought-provoking, romantic adventure. Can they survive, reconnect with nature, and rewrite their own rules of modern existence, or will they discover that society operates the way it does for a reason?
You can watch “Lotawana” on Feb. 3 on AppleTV, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and Vudu.