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Rough Ways
Project type
Short Film
Date
July 2025
Location
Redmond, WA
Rough Ways is Benjamin McFadden’s first short film as a writer and director. Set in the Washington Territory in 1887, the film follows a young man who joins two criminals in robbing a small-town bank after his father is injured. When the robbery goes wrong and the trio takes a wounded sheriff’s deputy hostage, the Kid is forced to confront how far he is willing to go to survive.
Official Selection:
West Sound Film Festival
Poulsbo Film Festival
Go West Film Festival
Produced by Chris Morson, David S. Hogan and Benjamin McFadden
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