Yosemite (film)

Yosemite
Directed by Gabrielle Demeestere
Produced by Clara Aranovich
Paul Bernon
Nicolaas Bertelsen
Shruti Ganguly
Written by Gabrielle Demeestere
Starring James Franco
Henry Hopper
Steven Wiig
Barry Del Sherman
Cinematography Chananun Chotrungroj
Bruce Thierry Cheung
Edited by Joe Murphy
Production
company
RabbitBandini Productions
Distributed by Monterey Media (US)
Release dates
  • January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) (Slamdance Film Festival)
Country United States
Language English

Yosemite is a 2015 American drama independent film written and directed by Gabrielle Demeestere, which stars James Franco, Henry Hopper, Steven Wiig, Barry Del Sherman, and Alec Mansky.

Plot

It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.

Cast

Production

Development

Yosemite was adapted and expanded from two short stories written by James Franco. James Franco then used his Rabbit Bandini company to produce the film.[1]


The film was shot in various locations in Yosemite National Park. The director had chosen the locations, but many of them ended up being a lot of the places that Franco and his father had visited when he was a child.[2]

Release

Festivals

Yosemite was selected to screen at the following film festivals:

References

  1. 1 2 McNary, Dave (8 January 2015). "James Franco’s ‘Yosemite’ to Close Slamdance (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. Moraski, Lauren (7 July 2015). "James Franco: "Yosemite" role was "strange" but "positive"". CBS News. CBS News. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

External links

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