Experiencing Interruptions?

Leaving the Nest

Hal, Asia and their daughter Emilia live in yurts in the mountains near Horse Shoe, North Carolina. They now live alone to focus on their family, but over the course of five years, around 100 people have lived in community in the yurts on their land. After attending the demonstrations at Standing Rock, Hal and Asia realized they could not stand to stay in the United States and are making plans to move to Portugal.

  • Jared Mayerson
    Director
  • Jordan Shaw
    Director
  • Jared Mayerson
    Producer
  • Jordan Shaw
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Student
  • Genres:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    May 2, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    380 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director - Jared Mayerson, Jordan Shaw
Director Statement

Jared Mayerson and Jordan Shaw created "Leaving the Nest" as part of the elondocs documentary production program at Elon University under the direction of Professor Nicole Triche.