SEARCHING FOR SASQUATCH "Professional treatment of an interesting subject."
A gentle spoof of the mystery and legends surrounding the Big Foot mystique. Searching for Sasquatch takes the usual journalistic approach and tickles its funny bone.
"Our holy grail turned out to be a rusty pail."
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Dave PaullDirector
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Dave PaullWriter
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Dave PaullProducerNIGHTBUMPERS, WORDSPEAKER
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Dave PaullKey Cast"Eric Sloane"REUNION, NIGHTBUMPERS, WORDSPEAKER, OUR NEIGHBORS, THE ZODIAC KILLER FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE TRENT SAUCER INCIDENT, SEARCHING FOR SASQUATCH and JOHN LENNON; A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
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David Hudkins (Editor)Production MembersNightbumpers, Wordspeaker
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Carl Winston (Director of Photography)Production Members
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:8 minutes 42 seconds
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Completion Date:December 3, 2013
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Production Budget:300 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:HDV Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.3 (4x3)
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Columbia Gorge International Film FestivalVancouver, Washington
United States
August 3, 2014
North American Premiere
Vancouver award for documentary short
Dave Paull grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where he earned a BA in English literature with a minor in theatre from Lewis & Clark college in Portland, Oregon. After retiring from his career in broadcasting, Dave began exploring the world of indie films and documentaries.
He has gained recognition for his sensitive in-depth interviews with academy award winners William Hurt and Ernest Borgnine and a surprising on-camera conversation with actor Yaphet Kotto.
As the director/producer, I want audiences to feel the good-natured humor in this playful mockumentary. We shot the on-camera host segments without a script. It was all ad lib and in-the-moment. This gives the narration more of a spontaneous vibe.
This is truly a low-budget film. Expenses totaled about $300, including gas and food. We used old school DV video tape technology, later converted to digital. The editor believed in our project and worked for free. Principal photography including all interviews was completed in one day.
I spoke with at least 15 people, but only managed to persuade three of them to go on camera. The best they could come up with was a vague wish that Bigfoot might be real. That's why we added dramatic music and SFX to the cave scene - to evoke a feeling of dread that the creature is indeed real, if only in a whimsical way.