The original motion picture soundtrack for the new film ONCE UPON A RIVER features original songs created for the film by Grammy Award winning or nominated artists. The film’s premiere screening was at the Bentonville Film Festival before making its way to 40 festivals worldwide, taking home 18 awards in various categories. Its theatrical release will be virtual cinemas October 2, 2020 with Film Movement distributing.

– The film was written and directed by Haroula Rose, adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Bonnie Jo Campbell.

– Film Executive Producer: David Macias (founder & president of Thirty Tigers).

– Original score composed by Zac Rae (keyboardist, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie).

– National publicity campaign (film) led by Janice Roland at Falco Ink.

– National publicity campaign (soundtrack) led by Melissa Core – Caballo at Dead Horse Branding.

About the Film:

Once Upon A River is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane in 1970s rural Michigan. After enduring a series of traumas, Margo (newcomer Kenadi DelaCerna) sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother (Lindsay Pulsipher) and befriending an elderly man who has just about given up (John Ashton). While on the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers learning how to navigate life on her own. She comes to understand her potential in the people she meets, the experiences she has, all while healing the wounds of her past. Also featuring remarkable performances by Tatanka Means, Ajuawak Kapashesit, Sam Straley, and Coburn Goss. Written and directed by Haroula Rose, this midwestern gothic Americana story is, in the words of Jane Smiley for The New York Times, “an excellent American parable about the consequences of our favorite ideal, freedom.”