Tallgrass Film Festival 2022

It Started with a Horse & Short Film Fake Tools

Expired October 8, 2022 4:00 AM
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It Started with a Horse - Mullinville KS, Population:266, Stoplights: 1, Coffee Mugs: 26,000, Rebel Artist: 1


M.T. Liggett was born in a claim-shack house outside of Mullinville, KS. M.T. attended 4 different Universities and obtained degrees on the GI bill after he was discharged from the military. He and his twin brother Byron were enlisted in the military by their father on their 17th birthdays as a way up and out of dustbowl poverty


A freshly sober Liggett focused his chaotic nature on becoming one of the most prolific outdoor sculpture creators in the United States. His controversial, enormous, and weighty ‘totems’ can be found lining M.T.’s property on Highway 400. Hundreds of his pieces spin and twirl in the Western KS wind.


It Started with a Horse is a one-of-a-kind look into the life of a talented and polarizing artist over a period of 20 years.


The crew became very close with M.T. before he passed, and the film directly reflects the unlimited and unfiltered access they enjoyed.


Community Partner : Fisch Haus

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    79 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Rating
    13+
  • Director
    Joshua Dubois
  • Producer
    Marianne Dubois, Joe Aaker, Kit Mellem, MarySue and Steve Strickland, Mike Castleforte