| The Accountant | |
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| Directed by | Ray McKinnon |
| Written by | Ray McKinnon |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Ray McKinnon Walton Goggins Eddie King |
| Cinematography | Blake B. Jackson |
| Edited by | Joan Sobel |
| Music by | Rusty Andrews |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lightyear Entertainment |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Accountant is a 2001 American independent Southern Gothic dark comedy short film directed and written by Ray McKinnon and produced by McKinnon's wife Lisa Blount and Walton Goggins. [1]
Set in rural Georgia, the film follows on the O'Dell brothers Tommy (portrayed by Walton Goggins) and David (portrayed by Eddie King), who seek the assistance of a mysterious unnamed accountant (portrayed by Ray McKinnon) to save their multi-generation family farm from foreclosure due to outstanding debt. Determined to save another family farm through rather unconventional methods, the accountant also takes the brothers on a crusade regarding his corporate conspiracies regarding the decline of American family farms and his quest to save Southern culture. [2]
Filming took place in and around the cities of Douglasville and Covington in the state of Georgia. [3]
The film premiered at the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival. In 2002, it won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. [4] It received a video and DVD release in November 2009. [5] The film has since become a cult classic. [6]
The film was the inspiration for the Drive-by Truckers song “Sink Hole,” from the album Decoration Day. [7]
