Jenna Ciralli is Morgan; Alyssa Dufren is Willa, two women living as lovers in the frontier wilderness.
Morgan has tried desperately to shield the younger, but maturing Willa from the realities of life.
She tells Willa she snatched her out of a dream; the younger woman doesn’t even know what the word “mother” means.
Morgan collects their supplies from the base of a tree. She warns Willa that when the storms come, she must hide inside for safety.
Most of all, she tries to protect Willa from the terror living in the nearby hills, the terror that left her with scars across her back.
Then an unwelcome female rider shows up.
One who’s had a recent encounter with that terror.
And one who knows Willa by name. And also knows “tis time.”
Jenna Ciralli as Morgan, who told Willa she snatched her from a dream in The New Frontier (2021)
Alyssa Dufren as Willa, safe with her older lover Morgan in The New Frontier (2021)
Elley Ringo as The Rider, with her horse, in The New Frontier (2021)
Review:
Part of director Travis Mills’ 12 Westerns in 12 months project, he calls this the “most experimental” of those films.
It’s also well-done, well-acted and well-filmed (in black and white) for a low-budget Western.
That said, you might have to watch more than once to decipher exactly what’s happening.
Jenna Ciralli as Morgan, sensing approaching trouble in The New Frontier (2021)
Alyssa Dufren as Willa, startled for a moment in The New Frontier (2021)
Elley Ringo as The Rider, calling Willa by her name for the first time in The New Frontier (2021)
Directed by:
Travis Mills
Cast:
Jenna Ciralli … Morgan
Alyssa Dufren … Willa
Elley Ringo … The Rider
Cat Roberts … First woman
Laura Jane Murphy … Second woman
Lorraine Etchell … Third woman
Shanda Renee … Older Willa
Runtime: 65 min.
Jenna Ciralli as Morgan, the woman who protects Willa from the reality of their existence in The New Frontier (2021)
Alyssa Dufren as Willa, hiding from the terror in The New Frontier (2021)
Elley Ringo as The Rider, forcing Willa to confront a harsh reality in The New Frontier (2021)
Memorable lines:
The Rider: “We must be careful. They may track the blood here.”
The Rider: “I noticed your provisions. They’re low.”
Morgan: “There’s enough for two of us.”
The Rider: “Your mother is a fine cook.”
Willa: “What is mother?”
Morgan: “She spoke wrong.”
Morgan: “This is a safe place, Willa. And it shall always be, when it is just you and I.”
Willa: “Will they return?”
The Rider: “I don’t know.”
Willa: “I hope they do. So that we may kill them. Together.”
Jenna Ciralli as Morgan, wishing for The Rider to disappear again in The New Frontier (2021)
Alyssa Dufren as Willa, ready to go on the attack in The New Frontier (2021)
Elley Ringo, wondering if the smoke from a fire will bring back the terror in The New Frontier (2021)
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