Bruce Dern is making his feature directorial debut with the indie drama "
Hart's Location" -- and starring for the first time with daughter Laura Dern and ex-wife Diane Ladd.
Story, penned by Reed, centers on a daughter attempting to regain custody of her son and seeking out her father -- who left her when she was 3 years old. Reed, who had worked with Dern on a stage play called "Chicken," began developing "
Hart's Location" three years ago with the goal of uniting the Derns in a project.