In 1740s Northern Ireland, a young man becomes ensnared in a deadly love triangle and must decide whether to follow his heart or his father’s twisted advice. Shot in an expressionistic, film noir style, Willow Garden reveals the unknown backstory to one of America’s strangest murder ballads. Content warning: sexual assault
(2007)
Featuring Brian Prince, Elizabeth Roberts, and Jon Stafford
Directed by Don Henderson Baker & Jim Haverkamp
Written by Don Henderson Baker
Director of Photography: Steve Daniels
Edited by Jim Haverkamp and Bear Baker
Gaffer Randy Schrader
Boom Operator Joyce Ventimiglia
Key Grip Ballard Baker
Awards
Best Short Film, Appalachian Film Festival Huntington, WV
Best Short Drama, Tupelo Film Festival Tupelo, MS
Screenings
Appalachian Film Festival, Huntington, WV
Bluegrass Independent Film Festival, LaGrange, KY
Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC
Landlocked Film Festival, Iowa City, IA
New Bern Independent Film Conference, New Bern, NC
SouthSide Film Festival, Bethlehem, PA
Southern Circuit of Independent Film, various locations
Wildwood By the Sea Film Festival, North Wildwood, NJ