''Fire Creek'' is a 2006
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...
released theatrically by
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
. The film was released digitally for select
Cinemark
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theaters in
Utah
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, May 8, 2009.
Plot
''Fire Creek'' tells the story of a young marine's search for an answer to the age-old question "why do bad things happen to good people?" Jason is serving as a marine in Afghanistan when divine intervention saves him from a sniper attack. However, his closest friend, a devoted husband and father, is shot and killed just inches away. Critically wounded but alive, Jason returns home wondering why his life was spared. The rest of the film follows his search for answers.
Production
The film was produced by a
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
mentoring group of faculty and staff. The writer for the project, Nathan Chai, developed the novel, and later the screenplay, from his award-winning short story, "Creekwater Bends." Pre-production of the film was worked out in a philosophy and film class taught by Dennis Packard, Raymond Robinson, and Charles Cranney. The director and cinematographer, Jed Wells, was an undergraduate photography student with a background in acting and directing. The lead actor, Seth Packard, was a philosophy major who co-produced the film and went on to direct his own films, HottieBoombaLottie and So Hot It Hurts, which is currently in negotiation with distributors. The composer, Jay Packard, was a music and physics undergraduate major and a computer engineering graduate major. The music performers included a number of
BYU
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...
students, as well as Larry Green on guitar and Lloyd Miller on Middle Eastern instruments.
Release
''Fire Creek'' was released digitally for select theaters in
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
May 8, 2009. It is now available on iTunes.
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2006 films
Brigham Young University
2000s English-language films
American independent films
2000s American films