Jay Craven's Film, "Lost Nation" to Premiere July 10 – and Play Catamount Revolutionary War Action-Drama Features Ethan Allen and Lucy Terry Prince

Jay Craven's newest film, "Lost Nation," will screen at Catamount Arts – 7pm, Thurs, Sat, Sun, July 25, 27, 28 Tickets and tour information are available at the door - or in advance at http://kcppresents.org.

"Lost Nation" is a Revolutionary War-era action drama set in the early upstart Republic of Vermont. "Lost Nation" stars Irish actor Kevin Ryan ("Copper," Harry Wild") as Vermont founding father and rebel schemer, Ethan Allen, who leads resistance to New Yorker land claims, launches an ill-fated attack on British forces in Montreal, and leads invasions by his Green Mountain Boys into Yorker strongholds of Guilford and Brattleboro. At every turn, Allen navigates thick entanglements with allies, enemies, and family.

"Lost Nation's" parallel and intersecting story features Kenyan actress Eva Ndachi ("Beautifully Broken") as Lucy Terry Prince, whose poem, "Bars Fight," about the 1746 Deerfield Massacre, is the first known work of African American literature. Enslaved in Western Massachusetts at the age of 3 - for 30 years - Terry then settled with her family on a Guilford homestead carved out of the forest by her husband, formerly enslaved frontier transport operator, Abijah Prince.

Like Ethan Allen, the Princes found themselves caught up in turbulent times that threatened their prospects for the land and freedom they sought. Like Allen, Lucy Prince upset the status quo in her assertive use of early Vermont's legal and political systems to advance her dreams.

The film will also screen at the Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro. 7pm, Wednesday, August 7th,

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