“This is a guy who’s doing this for his own glory.” Screen Daily has revealed the first promo trailer for a new documentary film titled Phantoms of the Sierra Madre, not to be confused with the renowned 1931 classic film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The doc will be premiering at the CPH:DOX Film Festival in Copenhagen this month, which is why this trailer is out now for its unveiling soon. The film follows Danish screenwriter Lars K. Andersen as he follows his childhood hero Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad, who in 1937 went on an expedition to Mexico to search for a lost Apache tribe. “Three men embark on a boyhood dream of a Western adventure in search of a lost Apache tribe in Mexico, but end up in a very different place than they had planned. A thought-provoking film about being out of place – and about realising it along the way.” For anyone confused about why a Norwegian director is making a film about Native Americans, not to worry, this film addresses exactly that – and it has Bird Runningwater as a producer. An intriguing trailer that throws you for a loop – it’s not what I was expecting at all or where I thought it might go. Fascinating. // Continue Reading ›
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