Big Valley Pictures

Big Valley Pictures

Company type	Private
Industry	Production company
Founded	2010; 15 years ago (2010) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Founder	Alex Prager
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Big Valley Pictures is an American independent film production company founded by director, screenwriter and artist Alex Prager in 2010. Its headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California. The company's first feature film production, DreamQuil starring Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly, is set to be released in 2025 by Republic Pictures.[1]

History

In 2010, Alex Prager started Big Valley Pictures to produce independent films. The company's first film, Despair (2010) had its premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.[2][3]

Since its inception, Big Valley Pictures has produced 9 short films and in 2025 will release their first feature, DreamQuil alongside HanWay Films, Patriot Pictures, Brownstone Productions, and Landay Entertainment.[1] Their films are crafted with meticulous attention to detail, drawing from the traditions of classic cinema with a timeless sensibility.

On May 11th, 2023, it was announced that Prager would write and direct her directorial debut feature film DreamQuil, starring Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly, co-written by her sister Vanessa Prager. In May 2024, Juliette Lewis signed onto the project.[4]

The company is named after one of Prager's early art series The Big Valley (2008), exhibited in London at the Michael Hoppen Gallery.[5]

Filmography

Films

All titles directed by Alex Prager.

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2010	Despair		[2]
2012	La Petite Mort		[6]
	Sunday		[7]
2013	Face in the Crowd		[8]
2015	La Grande Sortie	with Paris Opera and Slow Dance	[9]
2018	Uncanny Valley		[10]
2019	Play the Wind		[11]
2021	Part One: The Mountain Interviews		[12]
2022	Run		[13]

Upcoming

• DreamQuil (with Brownstone Productions, HanWay Films, Patriot Pictures, and Landay Entertainment)[4]

References

1. Wiseman, Andreas (2024-05-07). "Elizabeth Banks & John C. Reilly Thriller 'DreamQuil' Pre-Sells To Paramount's Republic Pictures; HanWay To Continue Sales In Cannes With Filming Underway". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
2. O'Neill, Claire (August 26, 2010). "Out With The Old And In With The Old-Inspired: Fresh Photos At MoMA". NPR. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
3. "Bryce Dallas Howard in "Despair"". Nowness online. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
4. Tartaglione, Nancy (2024-05-09). "Juliette Lewis Joins Elizabeth Banks & John C Reilly In Alex Prager's 'DreamQuil'; Kathryn Newton & Sofia Boutella Also Aboard". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
5. "Alex Prager | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
6. Swanson, Carl; editor-at-large, New York Magazine's (2012-03-30). "Photographer Alex Prager's Upcoming Exhibition -- New York Magazine Art Review - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-15. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
7. "Sunday by Alex Prager". W Magazine. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
8. Boyle, Katherine (November 22, 2013). "At Corcoran, Alex Prager's color photographs of crowds depict detachment in togetherness". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
9. Wilkinson, Isabel (September 8, 2016). "An Artist's Haunting Fantasy of the Paris Opera Ballet". The New York Times Style Magazine. ISSN 0362-4331.
10. "Cate Blanchett, As Interpreted by 9 Female Artists and Photographers". W Magazine. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
11. "Alex Prager's L.A. Dreaming". The New Yorker. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
12. Solomon, Tessa (2022-01-21). "In a New Portrait Series, Alex Prager Takes Her Camera to the Mountains". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
13. Meares, Hadley (2023-03-14). "Alex Prager on Her SXSW Debut and Prepping Her First Feature Film with Elizabeth Banks' Brownstone Productions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-03.