Executive producer Frank Shiner on set of “Words from the Oven” at Shadyrill Farm in the Loyalville section of Lake Twp. on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

For the past few weeks, historic farms and local businesses in Northeast Pennsylvania have been transformed into movie sets for the production of a film inspired by the real-life story of one local family’s perseverance through tragedy.