Karen Allen made a short film in The Berkshires. It's now available to stream.

Adaptation of Carson McCullers’ ‘A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.’ was filmed in The Berkshires

Did you miss the opportunity to screen the directorial debut of award-winning actor, theatrical director and writer Karen Allen in 2017?

Based on the short story by groundbreaking southern American writer Carson McCullers, written when she was just 25, the film, “A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.” is set at a roadside café in the early morning in the Spring of 1947. A young boy and an older man meet by chance. The man relates a luminous tale of personal heartbreak and loss, and of his hard won understanding of the nature of love.

“It’s been a labor of love,” Allen, who served as both director and screenwriter, said of the process in a 2016 interview with The Eagle. Allen, who is known for her iconic roles in “Raiders of The Lost Ark,” “Animal House,” and “Starman,” resides in the Berkshires and owns Karen Allen Fiber Arts, a woman’s clothing store in Great Barrington. She also serves as a board member of the Berkshire International Film Festival and advisory board member of the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative.