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Welcome to the first annual <strong>Sagebrush</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>!<br />
From the Producers:<br />
The five feature films selected for <strong>Sagebrush</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>’s<br />
inaugural year were carefully chosen by researching and screening<br />
over thirty different films. We based our selection on a few simple<br />
questions: Is the film both entertaining and thought-provoking? Will<br />
it inspire dialogue in our audience? Is it relevant to our community?<br />
Various short films also supplement the program – providing a<br />
glimpse into a global issue, a moment inside one family’s struggle,<br />
heartwarming friendship, comic relief, and more. With our program<br />
of films, short films, speakers, and discussions, we are proud to say,<br />
“Welcome to the first <strong>Sagebrush</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> – let’s watch a<br />
movie together!”<br />
Friday, November 11th<br />
5:30 Doors<br />
6:30 "Ascension"<br />
6:45 '71<br />
"Venom Therapy "<br />
Saturday, November 12th<br />
3:00 Doors<br />
3:15 "Home Sweet Home"<br />
"Captive"<br />
3:35 Wildlike<br />
5:30 "Out of the Village"<br />
6:00 Gueros<br />
"Total Awesome<br />
Viking Power"<br />
Sunday, November 13th<br />
1:00 Doors<br />
2:00 "Dia de los Muertos"<br />
"Soar"<br />
2:15 Nocturna<br />
3:50 Special Activity<br />
4:30 Lola on the Pea<br />
Tickets and passes are available online at www.sagebrushfilms.com<br />
and during the festival at the Yakima Valley Museum.<br />
Single Feature $8<br />
Opening Night $20<br />
One-Day Pass $15<br />
Weekend Pass $30<br />
Thanks to Memorial Family of Services, Sunday is FREE!
Friday - Opening Night<br />
Ascension (2013)<br />
Thomas Bourdis, Martin de Coudenhove, Caroline<br />
Domergue, Colin Laubry and Florian Vecchione<br />
Synopsis<br />
In the beginning of the 20th century, two<br />
climbers carry a statue of the Virgin to<br />
the top of a mountain.<br />
No dialogue | 7m<br />
- Presented by Jack and Connie Bloxom -<br />
'71 (2014)<br />
Director: Yann Demange | UK<br />
Synopsis<br />
A British soldier is deployed on a<br />
peacekeeping mission to a fractured and<br />
hostile Belfast. When a riot breaks out<br />
and he is separated from his unit, he<br />
must survive the night surrounded by<br />
enemies and no clear allies.<br />
English | 99m<br />
Introduction: Professor Montgomery Walker of<br />
Yakima Valley College<br />
Closing speakers: Sergeant Sanchez, Detective<br />
Cordova and Detective Tovar from YPD Gang<br />
Unit<br />
Venom Therapy (2016)<br />
Director: Steven Murashige | USA<br />
Synopsis<br />
1986: A look into young family's attempt to<br />
administer a controversial Multiple<br />
Sclerosis treatment and the unexpected<br />
results it produces.<br />
English | 20m
Home Sweet Home (2013)<br />
Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz, Romain Mazevet and<br />
Stephane Paccolat<br />
Synopsis<br />
A house escapes from its suburban<br />
foundations and sets off on an epic journey.<br />
No dialogue | 10m<br />
Captive (2013)<br />
Written and Directed by Yakima filmmakers Kyle<br />
Roy & Trevor Janshen<br />
Starring: Trevor Janshen, Isaias Vela, Kobey Frank,<br />
Ruben Martinez<br />
Gold Medal Winner SkillsUSA - Digital<br />
Cinema Competition<br />
in Washington State 2016.<br />
English | 5m<br />
- Presented by Laurie and Doug Kanyer -<br />
Wildlike (2015)<br />
Director: Frank Hall Green | USA<br />
Synopsis<br />
Facing an uncertain home life, teenage<br />
MacKenzie moves to Alaska to live with<br />
her uncle. When her uncle becomes<br />
abusive, MacKenzie runs away. Finding<br />
her way into the wilderness, she befriends<br />
an older hiker who is on an emotional<br />
journey of his own.<br />
English | 104m<br />
Introduction: Frank Hall Green
Out of the Village (2016)<br />
Director: Jonathan Stein | USA<br />
Synopsis<br />
A brother and his sister seek closure after<br />
Ebola ravages their West African village.<br />
Akan w/ English subtitles | 16m<br />
- Presented by Laurie and Doug Kanyer -<br />
Gueros (2014)<br />
Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico<br />
Synopsis<br />
Tomas is too much for his lone mother to<br />
handle, so she sends him to live with his<br />
older brother, Sombra, in Mexico City.<br />
Amidst student protests at Sombra’s<br />
university, the brothers join forces with<br />
friends and set out on a quest to find a<br />
legendary musician.<br />
Spanish w/ English subtitles | 106m<br />
Special guest speaker: Rodrigo F. Renteria-<br />
Valencia, Ph.D. of Central Washington University<br />
T o t a l A w e s o m e V i k in g P o w e r (2015)<br />
Director: Morten Forland | USA<br />
Synopsis<br />
A comedy about LARPing where Vikings,<br />
Ninjas, and Norse Gods battle to learn the true<br />
meaning of Total Awesome Viking Power.<br />
English | 15m
Sunday - Family Day<br />
Dia de los Muertos (2013)<br />
Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds, and Lindsey St. Pierre<br />
Synopsis<br />
A little girl visits the land of the dead, where<br />
she learns the true meaning of Dia de los<br />
Muertos.<br />
Soar (2015)<br />
Alyce Tzue<br />
Synopsis<br />
A young girl must help a tiny boy pilot fly<br />
home before it's too late.<br />
Nocturna (2007)<br />
Director: Adria Garcia, Victor Maldonado | Spain<br />
Synopsis<br />
When his favorite star in the night sky mysteriously<br />
disappears, Tim’s investigation leads him to the<br />
magical nighttime world called Nocturna, where a<br />
strange shadow has begun to consume stars and<br />
other lights in the night. Can Tim defeat the shadow,<br />
before Nocturna is darkened forever?<br />
English and Spanish | 80m<br />
Lola on the Pea (2014)<br />
Director: Thomas Heinemann | Germany<br />
Synopsis<br />
Lola is a young girl who lives with her mother on a<br />
houseboat, dealing with bullying classmates and<br />
hoping for her father’s return. When an immigrant<br />
family moves to her town, Lola finds a new friend.<br />
German w/ English Subtitles | 90m
Mission<br />
<strong>Sagebrush</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is dedicated to presenting an<br />
array of relevant and engaging films to the Yakima Valley<br />
community. Our mission is to inspire meaningful dialogue<br />
and transcend cultural boundaries by bringing people<br />
together through the shared experience of film.<br />
Soo Choi (aka "51%")<br />
Soo is a high-functioning, balls to the wall, serial<br />
entrepreneur who believes the semi-colon deserves<br />
more use; thus <strong>Sagebrush</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> came to be.<br />
These clauses are connected - trust us. Born in Queens,<br />
New York, Soo moved to Yakima as a child and always<br />
dreamt of returning to the big city she didn’t remember.<br />
When she got back to New York City, Soo realized that<br />
the place she truly needed to be was the place from<br />
which she’d started (The Alchemist anyone?). With a<br />
diploma in hand, Soo sprinted back home with a crapton<br />
of debt and a brain full of dreams.<br />
Clayton Bussey (aka 49%)<br />
Clayton is an invasive species to the Yakima Valley,<br />
moving here in 2011 straight outta the cornfields of<br />
Ohio. As it turns out, the Yakima Valley produces good<br />
wine and beer, so he plans to stick around for a while. He<br />
is socially awkward, precociously good at making dad<br />
jokes, always intrigued by new people and scenarios...<br />
Did we mention that he's single? Community<br />
involvement is important to Clayton, so he jumped at the<br />
chance to help Soo start <strong>Sagebrush</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.
Without the support of so many people and<br />
organizations who took a leap of faith to help<br />
encourage and empower our vision, no part of this<br />
weekend’s event would have been possible. In addition<br />
to our sponsors, we are so grateful to everyone who<br />
offered their time, money, expertise, advice,<br />
encouragement, connections, and other resources. We<br />
hope that we have met your expectations and made<br />
you proud to be a member of the Yakima Valley<br />
community.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Sponsors<br />
Washington Fruit<br />
Stewart Subaru<br />
Yakima Valley Museum<br />
Memorial Family of Services<br />
Feature Sponsors<br />
Jack & Connie Bloxom<br />
Laurie & Doug Kanyer<br />
Corporate Partners<br />
Seoul Teri-House<br />
Edward Jones<br />
Banner Bank<br />
BBM Financial Services, Inc.<br />
Community Partners<br />
Porrteus Winery<br />
Whisper Ridge Winery<br />
Yakima Craft Brewing Company<br />
Yakima Vision Center<br />
Individuals<br />
Monty Walker<br />
Sergeant Rafael Sanchez<br />
Kim Foley<br />
Dr. Rodrigo Renteria-Valencia<br />
Rachel Pybon<br />
Cecilia Gonzalez<br />
Laura Armstrong & La Casa Hogar<br />
Erin Carragher & the YMCA ASPIRE program<br />
Tony Baker & Madison House<br />
Ryan Broom & YV Tech crew<br />
James Thomas<br />
Quinton Cline<br />
Carmen Mendez<br />
Olivia Martinez<br />
Josh Smith<br />
John Baule<br />
Jane Gutting<br />
Lisa Wallace<br />
Tina Jimenez<br />
Mimi Rangel<br />
And finally, a special and heartfelt<br />
THANK YOU to everyone who<br />
volunteered as event staff! You made<br />
this thing happen - you are awesome!