Zana Gankhuyag & Joseph Carlson Star In Indie ‘Historical Film’ About Mongolian-American Student Roped Into Recreating Manhunt Of John Wilkes Booth

EXCLUSIVE: Zana Gankhuyag and Joseph Carlson are star in Historical Film , an indie comedy flick marking the debut of director Will Bryan.

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The film also features Gregg Turkington (Marvel’s Ant Man , Fremont ), Emily Uribe and Kene Holliday ( Great World of Sound , Matlock ) among others.

The story follows a Mongolian-American college student who, in order to save his student visa, gets roped into participating in a recreation of the manhunt of John Wilkes Booth while making a zero-budget film about the assassin’s last days.

It’s set in and around historic sites in Richmond, Virginia, and made with the participation of members of the Mongolian community including Gankhuyag Natsag, the country’s Cultural Envoy to the U.S. Shooting wrapped last year with scoring have taken place and post-production in the final stages.

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Monat Productions and One-Room Schoolhouse Films are producing. Bryan is the co-writer and director and Katharine Bradley is the producer and co-writer. The film was scored by Erik Paparozzi of Cat Power.

Producers are seeking distribution and are planning on a festival premiere.

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