Here is the first look trailer for American Outlaws, the true crime drama of three siblings facing the possibility of prison take matters into their own hands with a cross-country crime spree. The film is based on a true story and the GQ article “The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang” by Kathy Dobie.
Starring in the film are Emory Cohen (Brooklyn; The Place Beyond the Pines; War Machine), India Eisley (Patty Jenkins; I Am The Night; Underworld: Awakening; The Secret Life of the American Teenager), Sam Strike (Timeless; Leatherface; EastEnders), Tess Harper (No Country For Old Men; Tender Mercies; Crimes of the Heart), Cory Hardrict (American Sniper; Warm Bodies; Battle Los Angeles), and Treat Williams (Chicago Fire; Deep Rising; Blue Bloods), joined by Mackenzie Graham (Nancy Drew And The Hidden Staircase; Darlin; Sacrifice), Vanessa Giselle (Mayans M.C.; Vida; The American King), Lance E. Nichols (Queen of the South; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Assassination Nation), Johnny Ray Gibbs (American Trash; Old Man Jackson; Mr. Blue), and Troy Metcalf (Baskets; Strangers With Candy; The Middle).
Written and directed by Sean McEwen (Braking For Whales; Sick Girl), American Outlaws makes its West Coast Premiere at at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) 2023 on Friday, February 17th at 8:40pm followed by Q&A.
While the true story of American Outlaws encompasses the proverbial bells and whistles of compelling storytelling — sex, drugs and rock & roll (the sister, a former stripper now toting an AK47, two brothers with a wild streak and the propensity to live life on the razor’s edge with gunplay, police chases and bank robberies galore) — at its heart, it’s a story about family. Three siblings, on a cross-country journey, with the strongest desire to find the simplest element… Home. A place to be together. Safe. Happy. Free.
Watch the trailer for American Outlaws