Rodney is an American dreamer. His glass is not only half full, but it's half full of the finest wine you've ever tasted. But when the great recession wipes out his construction business in Central Florida, his family faces a nightmare of debt. One evening around a campfire, Rodney hears a story from an old, bare-footed hippy that just might solve his family's problems. There's an island. There's a map. And there's buried treasure...$2 million dollars just waiting for someone to dig it up. Rodney is hooked. But there's just one slight, itty-bitty problem...he doesn't have a shovel. Oh, and the $2 million dollars just happens to be in cocaine form.
Direction
Theo Love crafts reality like a Coen Brothers fever dream
Editing
Reenactments so committed they border on unhinged
Writing
Narrative structure that rewards your disbelief
Director
Theo Love
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Rodney Hyden initially refused to participate until his wife convinced him the story was too wild not to tell.
The doc premiered at Tribeca the same year Florida's 'stand your ground' news cycle peaked—perfect accidental commentary on the state's mythology.
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