Red Clay Dirt Film - PitchReel
A rural homecoming, Red Clay Dirt is the story of a prodigal daughter who returns home after a 20-year absence to bury her great-grandmother. Haunted by the demons of her past from an incident that caused her to flee and never return, Rosa is bombarded with memories that lead her to come face to face with the murky, muddled and misunderstood race relations of blacks and whites in southwest Georgia. Rosa trips over a tree root and time travels to 1939, embodies the spirit of her Aunt, and experiences a life-altering incident with the KKK proves to be the catalyst towards healing and self-worth.
Red Clay Dirt explores the complexity of familial relationships. A cautionary tale, RCD demonstrates the power of misperception and how it can, and will, alter your life path. The overall theme is that knowledge and acceptance of your past makes you whole.
Red Clay Dirt is a film about universal truths, discoverable at the root cause. Rosa eventually realizes her roots run deep. Equipped to attack her fears and insecurities, Rosa is made whole by absorbing the strength of her family history at the root of an old oak tree.
This is a film about choices. It begs the question of the trajectory our lives would take if we look at things for what they are as opposed to what we believe they are. In that sense, reality is reality and not reality based on our beliefs. Red Clay Dirt discovers healing by recognizing old wounds and emotional scar tissue, sealing them with resolution, forgiveness and moving forward. In this way, a true healing occurs with an appreciation of the past, lessons learned, blessings earned and the organic release of negative residuals.