{"id":31303,"date":"2023-10-05T15:47:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-high-school-graduate-can-be-seen-in-new-film-the-post\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T21:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:47:34","slug":"durango-high-school-graduate-can-be-seen-in-new-film-the-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-high-school-graduate-can-be-seen-in-new-film-the-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango High School graduate can be seen in new film \u2018The Post\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Durango High School graduate Abbey Hunt, center, plays Penny Sanders in the new film \u201cThe Post.\u201d (Courtesy of Justin Hunt)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

For 2021 Durango High School graduate Abbey Hunt, Oct. 20 will be a homecoming \u2026 of sorts.<\/p>\n

Durango friends, family and movie buffs will be able to see her on the big screen at the Gaslight Theatre in the new movie, \u201cThe Post,\u201d which was written and directed by her father, Justin Hunt, and also features her brother, Lantz.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe Post\u201d is a revenge thriller set in Central Texas, Justin said. It opens with the body of a teenage boy being found in a park. A video was posted on social media of him getting beaten up, and the boy\u2019s father, who doesn\u2019t get a lot of support from authorities, tries to find out exactly what happened to his son.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m challenging some of the nonsense that social media brings to our culture,\u201d Justin said. \u201cAnd so the dad goes to the school administration and the authorities to try to get some help on figuring out who it is. And he doesn\u2019t really get any help for reasons that are eventually disclosed throughout the film. So he starts trying to figure it out on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Abbey Hunt is a 2021 graduate of Durango High School. (Courtesy of Justin Hunt)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Justin said the majority of the film was shot in Albuquerque, but a few things were shot in Farmington using San Juan Regional Medical Center and San Juan County Detention Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Post\u201c is currently in six theaters around the country, he said, with three of those in Allen Theatres in Farmington and Gallup, New Mexico, and the Gaslight Theatre in Durango.<\/p>\n

In the film, Abbey plays Penny Sanders, daughter of the protagonist, Jett Sanders, and sister of Jake, the boy who gets killed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Post\u201d will be shown Oct. 20 at the Gaslight Theatre, 102 E. Fifth St. For movie times and tickets, visit https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bddf2z4<\/a>v.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe Post\u201d also includes William Sterchi (\u201cOuter Range,\u201d \u201cHell or High Water,\u201d \u201cGold\u201d), Lincoln Castellanos (\u201cGray\u2019s Anatomy,\u201d \u201cCry Macho,\u201d \u201cFear the Walking Dead\u201d) and Lize Johnston (\u201cThe Exorcist: Believer,\u201d \u201cGuillermo Del Toro\u2019s Cabinet of Curiosities\u201d).<\/p>\n

Abbey is no stranger to being in movies \u2013 this is, in fact, her fourth, Justin said. When she was 9, she was in his first narrative film, \u201cFar Too Far.\u201d A cool side note: Last year, it got optioned by a London-based company that\u2019s planning a British remake. As a gesture to the original, Abbey has been cast as a babysitter.<\/p>\n

After that appearance, Abbey, who\u2019s now 20, took a break until \u201cThe Post.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(\u2019Far Too Far\u2019) kind of gave me some experience,\u201c she said. \u201dI didn\u2019t do anything after that, until this year. And then I started again, and I was like, \u2018Yeah, this is really fun.\u2019\u201c<\/p>\n

But just because she\u2019s the director\u2019s daughter, don\u2019t get the idea that she was just handed the part. Justin said she had to try out for the role.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe showed an interest in being in the film, and I said, \u2018OK, but you have to audition like everybody else,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cShe auditioned against about 30 other girls and our casting director made the decision \u2026 she had to do what everyone else had to do.\u201c<\/p>\n

For Abbey, auditioning was the most challenging aspect of being in the film.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat honestly might have been the most nerve-wracking part when he told me that because I don\u2019t have the setup that professional actors have,\u201d she said. \u201cI had to record my own tape and then I had to Zoom with the casting director and go over a scene. Inside I was freaking out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once on set, though, Abbey said that not only was the work fun \u2013 \u201cI would do it every day if I could\u201d \u2013 the cast and crew, including her father, made her feel at ease.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very comfortable the whole time,\u201d she said. \u201cEverybody on set was super awesome. And also my brother was there for part of my scenes as well, so I was just surrounded by so much love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when it comes to family members working together \u2013 especially parents and kids \u2013 the dynamic can either be one of fun or \u2026 not so much. For Justin, Abbey and Lantz, it\u2019s the former, Justin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really special. I\u2019ve got a very strong relationship with my kids,\u201d he said. \u201cMy relationship with them has never been this hierarchy-type thing where you do what I say because I\u2019m dad. We have a very strong relationship that\u2019s full of communication. And it\u2019s been like that since they were little \u2026 It\u2019s so special working with them, especially at this age \u2013 22 and 20 \u2013 because they\u2019re aware of how hard I\u2019ve had to work to get this opportunity. And so, the three of us are celebrating the success together because they get they get what I\u2019ve gone through.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Lantz, Justin and Abbey Hunt attend a screening of their latest film, \u201cThe Post.\u201d (Courtesy of Justin Hunt)<\/span>Jessica Lazenby Photography<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Abbey, who is currently majoring in accounting in college, said her studies are her priority, but she\u2019s not discounting future acting roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to see where this one goes,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m going to keep continuing my college career, but if for some reason something happened, I would definitely be open to trying out some more things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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