Abandoned

"Abandoned" and its accompanying soundtrack were commissioned by The Chipotle Cultivate Foundation to raise awareness about the economic hardship family farmers face in the increasingly industrialized American agriculture system.

In the film, director David Altobelli tells the story of three boys exploring an empty house late one night. The boys break into a farmhouse that was clearly abandoned in a hurry some time ago. As the three explore the house - and even begin to vandalize it - one boy slowly comes to see that the family that lived there was not so different from his own. He realizes that the house they are trashing could foreshadow the future of his own family's farm and home. A frightening moment in the house sends the boys running back to the comfort of their still-functioning farms.

On the soundtrack, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs covers Willie Nelson's country music classic "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys."

Client:

Chipotle Cultivate Foundation

Agency:

CAA and Chipotle

Production Company:

Doomsday Entertainment

Director:

David Altobelli

Producer:

Jonathan Wang

Executive Producer:

Danielle Hinde

Director of Photography:

Larkin Seiple

Editor:

Luke Lynch

Production Designer:

John Furgason

Assistant Director:

Jesse Fleece

Starring:

Atticus Maloney
Morgan Christopher Cohen
Matthew Weschler

Music Artist:

Karen O

Music Producer:

Justin Stanley