Key themes - 

- Family
- secrecy
- women and patriarchy
- Innocence

Budget - 

Overall, the film cost 2 million USD. The small budget of the film is part of what categorises it as an indie film. The costume budget of the film was a mere $5500 to add an air of believability.

Indie movie - 

- unknown actors
- shot on high - res Red DV camera.
- Shot on several family locations (Alyson, Fox, Cook)
- Two year pre production to find poverty stricken locations in rural south, Ozark mountains
- Real people, real costumes 

Background Granik - 
 
- Made educational films for trade unions 
- remade snake feed into her first feature film - down to the bone 
 

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