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Hayseed: A Memoir

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Hardcover
Trim Size: 5.5 × 8.75
Page Count: 252
ISBN: 97981808678665

HAYSEED: A Memoir chronicles the making of filmmaker Travis Burgess' debut feature and the unexpected journey that led him back to the small Michigan farming town he left behind as a teenager.

Moving between the chaos of producing an independent film and deeply personal reflections on a life spent chasing stories across America and abroad, the memoir explores artistic ambition, risk, failure, community, and the often irrational compulsion to create. More than a behind-the-scenes account of independent filmmaking, HAYSEED is a meditation on returning home, reconciling with the past, and discovering that the people and places we once longed to escape often become the foundation of our most meaningful work.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Travis Burgess is an award-winning director, writer, and producer working in narrative features and documentaries. As a producer, he worked on The Preppie Connection, distributed by IFC Films, and produced the feature documentary Death Metal Angola, which premiered at DOC NYC and screened at more than 60 film festivals worldwide. In 2023, Travis made his directorial debut with Hayseed, a rural mystery thriller released theatrically by Good Deed Entertainment and now streaming on Prime Video, AppleTV, Tubi, and other platforms.

Hardcover
Trim Size: 5.5 × 8.75
Page Count: 252
ISBN: 97981808678665

HAYSEED: A Memoir chronicles the making of filmmaker Travis Burgess' debut feature and the unexpected journey that led him back to the small Michigan farming town he left behind as a teenager.

Moving between the chaos of producing an independent film and deeply personal reflections on a life spent chasing stories across America and abroad, the memoir explores artistic ambition, risk, failure, community, and the often irrational compulsion to create. More than a behind-the-scenes account of independent filmmaking, HAYSEED is a meditation on returning home, reconciling with the past, and discovering that the people and places we once longed to escape often become the foundation of our most meaningful work.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Travis Burgess is an award-winning director, writer, and producer working in narrative features and documentaries. As a producer, he worked on The Preppie Connection, distributed by IFC Films, and produced the feature documentary Death Metal Angola, which premiered at DOC NYC and screened at more than 60 film festivals worldwide. In 2023, Travis made his directorial debut with Hayseed, a rural mystery thriller released theatrically by Good Deed Entertainment and now streaming on Prime Video, AppleTV, Tubi, and other platforms.