| Director: | Phil Atlakson |
| Producer: | Phil Atlakson |
| Cinematography: | Jeffrey D. Smith |
| Editing: | Phil Atlakson |
| Music: | Todd Dunnigan |
| Studio: | Downhouse Productions |
| Runtime: | 107 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $65,000–255,000 |
Not This Part of the World is a 1995 comedy independent film written and directed by Phil Atlakson in his directorial debut. The film stars Adam West, Matt Letscher and Christina Lang.
Set on a single day, when former students of Boise High School learn a classmate was killed in a drive-by shooting while doing charity work in South Central LA. They try to remember her as they struggle to find a purpose for their own lives.
Not This Part of the World is based on a play by Downhouse Productions that was a production in 1993 at the George Street Playhouse.[1] The film adaptation was shot over 27 days in areas south of Kuna[2] and in Boise, Idaho with a local cast including Adam West and Matt Letscher. It was funded by $65,000 in cash and $190,000 in donations,[3] including a $34,000 grant from the U S West Foundation, the Whittenberger Foundation and Boise State University. Schools Superintendent Anne Fox objected the grant to the Idaho State Department of Education for the film's brief nudity.[4] [5] David Klein worked on the film around his schedule for Mallrats.[6] Atlakson said the film's purpose was to boost filmmaking opportunities in Idaho for the first time in 70 years,[7] since the Nell Shipman-era,[8] something West agreed with.[9]
The film premiered at the Flicks Theater in Boise on October 6, 1995, with a limited release[10] [11] and later screened at the Long Island Film Festival[12] and Sundance Film Festival. It was shopped at the Independent Feature Film Market.
Not This Part of the World won Best First Feature Film at Long Island Film Festival.[13] Laura Delgado at The Arbiter said some of the dialogue scenes were lengthy but one particular scene with a stuntman was worth the cost.[14]