A Film by Brad Minnich

In the vein of The Wrestler, Half Nelson and Monster’s Ball - Kern County is an unforgiving story of desperation and heroism within an American Dream.

From acclaimed filmmaker, Brad Minnich, comes his next movie which takes us deep into Americana where fast cars and a lawless landscape shatter the senses.

The Kern County screenplay is a Nicholl Fellowship and Sundance Film Lab semi-finalist.  Tapping into America’s obsession for auto sports like Nascar and Formula 1, Kern County takes us into the world of DEMOLITION DERBY where nineteen year old Conner Ruskin must win a derby to save his family and gain his freedom.