In 1994, real-life crop artist Stan Herd traveled from Kansas to Manhattan's Upper West Side to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump. The multi-acre artwork was made from soil, rock, plants and vegetation near an underground railway tunnel. Stan recruited a number of homeless individuals living in the tunnel to become his crew. Over the months it took to complete the earthwork, Stan dealt with a myriad of difficulties in bringing his unique, rural art form to an urban canvas and the many costs his art exacted upon his life. In the process, he unexpectedly encountered the true meaning of his art and it's ultimate, lasting rewards.
| Release Date: | Oct 2009 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards: | 4 wins |
| Cast: | John Hawkes (Stan Herd), Bruce MacVittie (Peter B Kaplan), Chris Bachand (Ryan), Scott Allegrucci (Andy Weiss), Bob Augelli (Uninterested patron), Everett Dexter (DeWayne Herd), Christie Dobson (Nina Kurtz), Tecia Esposito (Kaplan's cool chick), Brendon Glad (Cage), Sam Greenlee (El-Trac), Zach Grenier (Mayor), Matthew Hensley (News Produer), Jackson Hoy (Young Stan Herd), Keaton Hoy (Evan Herd), Dragan Ilich (Rental Rep.), Ed Kershen (Delivery Man), Laura Kirk (Janis Herd), Jeanne Kisling (News Reporter), Charlotte Kyle (Pregnant Woman), Carol Leighton (Urban Garden Store Clerk), James McDaniel (Lone Wolf), Ashley Miner (News Assistant), Jon Niccum (Joseph Gerringer), Eleanor Patton (Ginny Breyer), John Pendleton (John Pendleton), Stewart Redwine (News Camera Operator), Scott Richardson (Arts Patron Representative), John David Scott (Helicopter Pilot), Ed Seaman (Surprised man at party), Patti Broyles Watkins (Delores Herd) |