Not This Part of the World | |
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Directed by | Phil Atlakson |
Written by | Phil Atlakson |
Produced by | Phil Atlakson |
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Cinematography | Jeffrey D. Smith |
Edited by | Phil Atlakson |
Music by | Todd Dunnigan |
Production company | Downhouse Productions |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $65,000–255,000 |
Not This Part of the World is a 1995 comedy independent film written and directed by Phil Atlakson in his directorial debut. The film stars Adam West, Matt Letscher and Christina Lang.
Set on a single day, when former students of Boise High School learn a classmate was killed in a drive-by shooting while doing charity work in South Central LA. They try to remember her as they struggle to find a purpose for their own lives.
Not This Part of the World is based on a play by Downhouse Productions that was a production in 1993 at the George Street Playhouse.[2] The film adaptation was shot over 27 days in areas south of Kuna[3] and in Boise, Idaho with a local cast including Adam West and Matt Letscher. It was funded by $65,000 in cash and $190,000 in donations,[4] including a $34,000 grant from the U S West Foundation, the Whittenberger Foundation and Boise State University. Schools Superintendent Anne Fox objected the grant to the Idaho State Department of Education for the film's brief nudity.[5][6] David Klein worked on the film around his schedule for Mallrats.[7] Atlakson said the film's purpose was to boost filmmaking opportunities in Idaho[8] for the first time in 70 years,[9] since the Nell Shipman-era,[10] something West agreed with.[11]
The film premiered at the Flicks Theater in Boise on October 6, 1995, with a limited release[12][1] and later screened at the Long Island Film Festival[13] and Sundance Film Festival.[11] It was shopped at the Independent Feature Film Market.[4]
Not This Part of the World won Best First Feature Film at Long Island Film Festival.[8] Laura Delgado at The Arbiter said some of the dialogue scenes were lengthy but one particular scene with a stuntman was worth the cost.[14]