AmonotonouslifehaspushedtheunfulfilledForrest(ToddBlubaugh)toliveamongstnatureaboardhissailboat,Lorelei,inabeautifulMissourilaketown.Soonhecatcheswindoftherebelliousandfree-spiritedEverly(NicolaCollie)andtheiridealisticdreamsalign.’Lotawana’takesthevieweronathrillingandthought-provokingromanticjourneyasthewanderlustcoupleconfrontsimmensechallengesanddifficultdecisions,allwhileexploringrelevantsocialissuesandgivingastrongvoicetooften-hushedfemalestruggles.Cantheysurviveandrewritetheirownrulesofmodernexistence,orwilltheydiscoverthatsocietyoperatesthewayitdoesforareason?World-renownedandaward-winningfilmmakerTrevorHawkinsofMammothMediacreatedLotawanainhisownbackyardonLakeLotawana,Missouri.Self-financingthefilmwithaloanagainsthishouse,Hawkinswasabletomaintaintheintegrityofhisuniquestyleandvisionbywriting,directing,shooting,editingandcoloringhisdebutfeature-filmhimself.ProducedwithhiswifeCoriJoHawkinsandfilmmakingpartnerNathanKincaid,theskeletoncrewoftenovercameanarrayofobstacles,includinglosingtheirfirstleadactressaweekintoshootingasshedecidedtoleavetheindustryaltogether.Theybrokeasmanyfirst-timefeature-filmmakingrulesastheycould,shootingonandunderwater,withchildren,withanimals,andbyfilmingduringeveryseasonoftheyeartohighlightthenaturalbeautyofthelakeinitsmanyincarnations,deliveringanemotionalandvisceralexperiencesculptedbyundeniablygorgeouscinematography.
