Overview
- Reports from multiple outlets show 10- and 11-year-old Josey Hollis Dorsey is listed on IMDb as “Boy” in The Burning Valley and his father, Ryan Dorsey, is listed as “Father.”
- The Burning Valley began filming in August in Pennsylvania Rust Belt locations including Arnold and Brackenridge, and director Evan Coury says the film follows a steelworker after a mill shutdown.
- Coury’s picture is his feature directorial debut and is described by him as a small, poetic drama about deindustrialization filmed on location in his home region.
- Details about Josey’s screen time and the size of his role have not been released beyond the IMDb credits, and outlets have sought comment from his representatives.
- Josey’s move to film builds on his 2024 local theatre work in West Virginia and follows the family’s 2023 relocation from Los Angeles, framing the casting as both an artistic step for him and a continuation of public remembrance of Naya Rivera.