The 2012 Sundance Film Festival opens January 19 in Park City, Utah, and Taft will be there.
Goats, directed by Christopher Neil and filmed in part on the Taft School campus, is set to debut in the Premieres section this year. The ensemble comedy tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who leaves his unconventional Tuscon home to attend “the disciplined and structured” Gates Academy, an East Coast prep school (enter Taft) where he reconnects with his estranged father. The cast includes David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Ty Burrell, Keri Russell, Minnie Driver and Justin Kirk.
The cast and crew of Goats were on campus for three days in May, a follow-up to a shorter filming session in the fall. Ty Burrell, Dakota Johnson, Graham Phillips and Anthony Anderson all worked on site. Taft students also had the opportunity to act as extras in the film. Location shooting included the faculty room, library, mailroom, main circle, centennial courtyard, pond area and the athletic fields. The cast and crew took over East Dining Hall for their meals, which Chef Jerry Revnon and his crew prepared for the visitors
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 19 – 29. To learn more about Goats, visit Sundance.org.