The Satchel | Marty Robbins Big Iron Follow-up | Award Winning Steam Locomotive Western Short Film

Riding aboard a steam locomotive in the heart of the Wild West, a mysterious traveler enlists the help of a seasoned outlaw to retrieve his stolen satchel, which contains a deadly secret. https://BadassImage.com

After the success of our Marty Robbins-inspired Big Iron short film, our team decided to delve into the Western genre once more, expanding to a bigger, more complex, fully original Western tale. Witness the power and grandeur of a real Class 30 2-8-2 "Mikado" steam locomotive, the thundering hooves of real-life horses, and the raw authentic Western outback of Rusk, Texas - all achieved on an ultra-low budget.

Our cast and crew came together from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas to make this original story come to life.

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Cast & Crew
Director: Joseph Stevens
Writer: Ben Matthews
Producers: Aaron Bandy, Emily Giuffre, Lisa Vannatta
Associate Producers: Karissa Bellile, Kevin Bellile, Kennoniah Dean Bellile

Emmet: Alex Matthews
Kory: Demian Alan Mancino
Mace: Randall Oliver
Doc: Kenny Schreiber
Flood: Joe Vannatta
Jase: Austin Goebel
Bart: Tommy Lee Rhodes
Abigail: Lisa Vannatta
Firemen: Guy Curtis
Engineer: Gary McGee
Quincy: Craig Whitford
Chick: Lee Hoffpauir
Gunman: Todd Roundtree

1st AD: David Bittner
Script Supervisor: Karissa Bellile
Director of Photography: Caleb Stevens
1st AC: Megan Szabelski
2nd AC: AJ Holtel
Loader: Grant Schumer
Crane Operator: Derek Smith
Camera Operators: Aaron Bandy, David Bittner, Caleb Gritsko, AJ Hotel, Caleb Stevens
Gaffers: Caleb Grisko, Karson Kane, Alex Ortiz
Grips: Jacob Frost, Tommy Lee Rhodes
Production Sound: Daniel Sliwa
Armorers: Demian Alan Mancino, Ben Matthews
BTS: Brittany Benedict, Michael Huntington
Horse Wranglers: Joe Vannatta, Austin Goebel
Editor: Aaron Bandy
Sound Designers: Aaron Bandy, Caleb Stevens
Colorist & Compositor Caleb Stevens
Original Score: Kennoniah Dean Bellile
Violinist: Sophia D. Winter
Executive Producers: Austin Goebal, Diversified Insurance, Kenny Schreiber, Tamara Hamm, Todd Roundtree

Passenger Extras
Sharon Bard
Russell Bland
Patty Cunningham
Sam Cunningham
Cash Curtis
Kate Curtis
Lane Curtis
Christy Elkins
Mike Elkins
Emily Giuffre
Michelle Hawkins
Chris James
Mary Johnson
Robert Johnson
Paula LeMoville
Sandra Anderson Martini
Diana Morris
Leah Partida
Logan Partida
Allison Pope
John Patterson
Grant Schumer
Becky Swanson
Ruth Thigpen

Special Thanks
Four-D's Brisket Barn
TexAir - Heath Eckerman
Patrick Gimm
Jennifer Goebel
Amy Parady
Train Robber Ranch
Texas State Railroad
Steven Schott
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