02 / Modern Western / College short film

Fistful of Iron

Joseph Garcia refuses to sell the family farm he inherited. Ramiro Gomez has other plans for the land—and the buried gold beneath it.

Role: Writer and cast (Ketterman)
Timeline: In development

A white Toyota 4Runner sitting in a cornfield beneath a pink and purple evening sky

Context

Set around Palmer, Texas, Fistful of Iron follows Joseph, his brother-in-law Ketterman, and a fight over family land that leads to a ten-pace duel on Sutton Road.

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What it's about

A family farm, buried gold, and a deal Joseph won't take.

Joseph Garcia inherits his grandfather's farm, along with a ledger and a Colt Walker. Somewhere on the land is buried gold.

Ramiro Gomez arrives with an astonishing offer to buy the property. Joseph refuses, and the fight over the farm pulls Joseph, Ketterman, and Gomez toward a ten-pace duel on Sutton Road.