I do my best to recommend indie gems like The Sensation of Sight any time that I get the chance to anyone that is willing to listen, be it a friend, a current woman interest, or the postman. Filmed in eighteen days with a modest $1 million budget, most of those who do catch the dreamy David Strathairn-starring drama are impressed, least of all because it is the debut feature film project of writer and director Aaron Wiederspahn (our 2007 interview), who crafted the strange, but beautiful tale from a recurring dream of his own.

I’ve been waiting patiently for his follow up (true independent filmmaking is no easy task and takes time, unlike the films pumped out by the Hollywood machine – especially when the production company is based in New Hampshire), which I first wrote about in February of last year. The story is “a contemporary tale set in [New Hampshire's] North Country after the closing of its paper mills. Focusing on the struggles of people who find themselves suddenly unemployed or even homeless, it reflects in dramatic and cinematic terms on the possibilities of personal and communal rebirth in the aftermath of economic collapse.” Needless to say, this is a tale that is very relevant to our times.

While I am yet to see any footage, below are two clips of those involved talking about the project. One is writer and director Aaron Wiederspahn speaking with journalist Dale Maharidge about their initial interest in the project and how it has been in development for a good decade now. The other is producer Buzz McLaughlin speaking with journalist Michael Williamson on various aspects of the process. These three-time Pulitzer winning journalists wrote Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass, the book which this film in based on, which itself went on to inspire two songs on Bruce Springsteen’s album The Ghost of Tom Joad (which will both be included in the film).

You can follow the film progress on their official Facebook page, if you, like me, want to keep your eye on this.