The High Country
The High Country
Feature
· Adventure · 90 pages
Status: Spec
In the New Mexico territory of the late 1880s, a young deputy, a former slave and civil war soldier, a schoolteacher, a ragtag posse and a gang of outlaws must band together to take on a horde of human-sized, blood-thirsty alien parasites.
Written by
Gary Bickal
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3 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist,
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2009
Second Rounder,
Austin Film Festival 2024
1 Writer
Trabuco Canyon, CA
Three-time AMPAS Nicholl Fellowships quarterfinalist and produced documentary, short film and fictional podcast writer. Having weathered both a stay in the UCI burn ward and a workplace “incident” with a knife-wielding co-worker, Gary has developed the thick skin necessary for success as a working screenwriter.
Additional Project Info
Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, 2009