The feature film was filmed across North Idaho and Eastern Washington, which strikes at the core of trauma, growth and resilience through a dystopian world.
SANDPOINT, Idaho —
In the back of a Coeur d’Alene coffee shop, Caden and Rylan Butera were discussing ideas to build their first feature film around when one caught both of their attention.
What if you could delete the memories that cause you pain?
“That was a concept that we thought was really interesting and invited a lot of questions and conversations about the human experience,” Rylan Butera said. “Then we worked in the sensibilities. We like a little bit of action and hand-to-hand combat and the mystery of an evil corporation. And that’s kind of where we landed.”
Where the brothers landed, nearly four years later, is called “Recollection.” A feature film filmed across North Idaho and Eastern Washington, that strikes at the core of trauma, growth and resilience through a dystopian world.
While neither brother can remember who had the initial idea, Caden Butera said he thinks it was far from an accident. Raised by a mental health therapist mother, Jackie Butera, and sci-fi fan father, Mark Butera, the idea felt like a natural meeting of those two minds, Caden Butera said.
Both parents served as producers on the film, helping support the two through their biggest endeavor yet. Caden Butera said they had a very support team of local individuals who battled through a grueling 27-day shoot.
“Having people like that, having amazing assistant directors, like, if one person slacks on their job, to put it dramatically, the whole thing can fall apart,” Butera said. “Basically, 27 days is how long it’s going to take to shoot and that’s why you spend months and months ahead of time setting yourself up for success, knowing that things are going to go wrong regardless.”
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