Burning Bodhi

Plot

Dylan (Landon Liboiron) finds out via Facebook that his best friend from high school, "Bodhi" has died suddenly of an aneurysm. Reluctantly, he returns to his old neighborhood in New Mexico to grieve his popular friend's death. Yet, as past lovers and old friends follow suit, Dylan gradually realizes his homecoming also means reconciling the realities of his present with those of the people from his past. The former classmates struggle with the experience of confronting not only Bodhi's sudden passing, but their own vulnerability to blind chance. Throughout their reunion, sticky feelings of love, longing and regret are stirred up in the characters, alongside novel insights into forgiveness, mortality and gratitude.

Production

Principal photography commenced in Albuquerque, New Mexico in July 2014.

Production team

Matthew McDuffie - writer/director
Marshall Bear - producer
Marj Ergas - line producer

Executive producers

Michael Lazo - Untitled Entertainment
Mary Vernieu - Betty Mae Casting
James Katz - Wyle/Katz
Heather Clark - Honey Bear Presents

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on November 1, 2015. monterey media bought the U.S. and Canadian rights for the film in November following the Austin Film Festival. The theatrical launch was March 18, 2016.