The giant otter statue that resides in Grotto Park, on the east side of Fergus Falls, will be featured in an upcoming South by South West (SXSW) film called “World’s Largest”. The documentary features small towns across the United States who claim the “world’s largest” something.
“Our intention in making World’s Largest was to create a portrait of a changing place and time – small-town America at this moment”, says filmmaker Amy C. Elliott. “The result is a multilayered tapestry of dozens of first person accounts that are candid, poignant, funny and sad; peppered with the images of these often beautiful statues and the vanishing worlds they were built to represent.”
The people behind the film, ‘World’s Largest’, were in Fergus Falls several years ago, and filmed several residents in town, and even interview one of the artists behind the statue.
Other communities in the area were also featured in the film. The prairie chicken in Rothsay, the loon in Vergas, the pelican in Pelican Rapids, as well as a list of others were also featured.
The film will have its world premier during the SXSW Film Conference and Festival, which is being held March 12th through the 20th.
More information on the film, “World’s Largest”, can be found on their website, http://www.worldslargestdoc.com.
