Not that the film is a complete farrago right from the very beginning, there is a sort of down-home authenticity that feels warm and inviting. Still, the screenplay for “Silo” is so schematic that it feels like Burnette (who receives a “story by” credit) and screenwriter Jason Williamson just took a story word-for-word from a local newspaper and filmed it. It’s a scenario replete with the drama that could make for a decent rescue survival flick. On average, one person gets trapped inside a grain silo every fifteen days, and over half end up dying. It is instead inspired by the many real-life horror stories of grain entrapments. While the film claims to be “inspired by true events,” it is not actually based on any one particular story. Enter “Silo,” the feature-length directorial debut from Marshall Burnette. In short, it takes a really special story to earn a film adaptation, and even then, there’s no guarantee that the film will tap into the emotional heart of the drama in a way that feels worthy (sorry, “The 33”). Most of them are too slim to hold the weight of an hour-plus narrative, and many feel like clichés because they are about real average people who have real average foibles. But your average human interest news story rarely gets adapted into a feature-length narrative film, and for a good reason. Most films that are based on or inspired by a true story are about events that made national headlines, or at least about events that affected the lives of a broad swath of people. THE TEAM – Marshall Burnette (Director/Writer) & Jason Williamson (Writer) THE CAST – Jeremy Holm, Jill Paice, Jack DiFalco, Jim Patrick, Chris Ellis & James DeForest Parker When the corn turns to quicksand, family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained their community for generations. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin. Jim Parrack, Jill Paice, Jeremy Holm, Danny Ramirez, and Chris Ellis also star.THE STORY – Inspired by true events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Silo is written by Jason Williamson and produced by Samuel Goldberg and Ilan Ulmer. It doesn’t pander, it’s smart, thoughtful, and uplifting and it’s for a wide swath of the country too often neglected, as much as it’s a powerful story for us ‘coastal elites’ here in New Yawk.” So much of the film industry has left behind a major part of the country and SILO is the rare film that is targeted to an audience either overlooked or written off. O-Scope’s Dan Berger added, “As a company that brings a dozen films a year to audiences, it’s always exciting when a film enables us to reach completely new and different people. With the help of Dan and his team, we’ll now be able to platform Silo and its subjects in a profoundly meaningful way.” “Our goal has always been to use the power of storytelling to inspire empathy and unite people, especially during these divisive times in our country. “As someone who grew up in NYC loving arthouse cinema, I have admired Oscilloscope’s rich history and incredible taste for my entire producing career,” said Silo producer Samuel Goldberg.
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