Even during the pandemic, the local film industry was flourishing, the trio said. Between them, they have worked on four feature films since fall 2021, two of which have had recent 2023 world premieres at Sundance and Tribeca film festivals.
They scouted six or seven locations before settling on Benedict Pond at Beartown State Forest in Monterey and two lakes in Pittsfield: Onota and Pontoosuc, Sims said.