Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

“The Iron Orchard” is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter.

Adapted from the play written by Austinite vodka maker Tito Beveridge, from Tito’s Vodka, ‘This Side of the Dirt’ is a Texas family drama steeped in satire and humor.