(Litchfield MN-) A movie filmed in the Litchfield area last fall is going to be screened by it's cast and crew this weekend. Film maker Christopher Forbes with Atlanta-based ITN Productions is putting some finishing touches on the sound portion of the movie Uprising before it's ready to be shown at The Litchfield Opera House Saturday and Sunday. Forbes says next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday it will be available for viewing at The Hollywood Theater in Litchfield....
...The movie takes place during the U.S. Dakota War of 1862, and is based on a 2008 book written by Dean Urdahl, whose relatives helped build the original Forest City Stockade to protect refugees during the war. Urdahl says it's good to see the movie coming to completion...
...Forbes says distributors and streamers are hungry for product, and says he will be sending it off to a distributor next week. He should know where it can be viewed likely by mid summer.