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THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH BEGINS AT HOME

DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH CHATELAIN
WRITTEN BY BRUCE & ABEL PAVALON

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SYNOPSIS
When a teenager struggling with their gender identity and their dad accidentally capture video evidence of Bigfoot, they become small-town heroes in a town that would rather believe in Bigfoot than accept someone they once knew as a girl as a boy.

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NEWS & PRESS

NOVEMBER 2024
FEATURE FILM 'BIGFOOT WOODS' WRAPS FILMING IN ELY AREA
Read the article at elyecho.com.

CAST

“PAUL BENALLY"

Rich Sommer - IMDB

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“BRIDGET / JONAH BENALLY"

Ambrose Velasco Jenkins - IMDB

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“TAYLOR BENALLY"

Tristen MacDonald - IMDB

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“KIRA"

Julia Zook - IMDB

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“VINN"

Tic Treitler - IMDB

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"ROY STONER"

Derek Hughes - IMDB

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“ORDERLY"

Matt Roy - IMDB

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“ALINA"

Josie Axelson - IMDB

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“MRS. JOHNSON"

Catherine Campion - IMDB

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“ZEKE"

E.J. Subkoviak - IMDB

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“SAMANTHA"

Sierra Schermerhorn - IMDB

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“WENDY"

Tiffany Cooper - IMDB

CREW

DIRECTOR

Elizabeth Chatelain - IMDB

WRITER (CO-WRITER)

Abel Pavalon - IMDB

WRITER (CO-WRITER)

Bruce Pavalon - IMDB

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Wilson Webb - IMDB

PRODUCER

Megan Huber - IMDB

PRODUCER

Wyatt McDill - IMDB

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Deven Bromme - IMDB

BEST BOY ELECTRIC

Daniel Owens - IMDB

EXTRAS CASTING

Deven Bromme - IMDB

LOCATION MANAGER

Deven Bromme- IMDB

ASST. LOCATION MANAGER

Doug Kalina - IMDB

PHOTOGRAPHER

Wilson Webb - IMDB

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Bruce Pavalon - IMDB

KEY MAKEUP ARTIST

Elena Miller - IMDB

LIGHTING TECHNITION

Thomas VandenDolder - IMDB

SCRIPT SUPERVISER

Sam Engebretson - IMDB

GAFFER

Brian Robertshaw - IMDB

CONTACT THE FILMMAKERS

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