Around Tulare County

A film crew begins transforming the rolling hills above Porterville into a small village English village this week – all in preparation for The Devout.

This new film, written and directed by Mairin Hart takes place in the 1400’s in England, when the plague was ravaging though Europe and infecting and killing everyone in sight. The film follows one woman, as she must risk everything to save her friends and family from the horrible disease of the Black Death.

Currently the film is in its final stages of pre-production, and is looking for a number of key essentials for production.
 
• 20-30 local actors, willing to be in the film
• 2-4 horses, with owners willing to be in the film
• A number of different farm animals, Chickens, Goats, and Sheep
• Catering, for crew and cast during filming
• Security to have on set, during production
• Assistants with the construction of the medieval village
• RV’s, generators, firewood, weathered wood for construction