Several Indigenous tribes in South America had ancient prophecies that one day, when the world was ablaze, its waters filled with poison, a man with a White face and blue eyes would arrive to help unite the tribes and help them save the planet. A few years ago, the tribal elders announced that man was Patrick McCollum, a Northern California man.
I could hear it in his voice, says Polsky on a recent video call, recalling DeLuca's hesitation to bring up his idea. He's like, This is kind of weird, and I don't know why I thought of you, but would you be open to hearing this really strange story that came across my desk?' Polsky, whose past film projects include documentary and feature films with collaborators such as Nicolas Cage, Wayne Gretzky and Werner Herzog, said yes.