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Golden West Documentary Film Festival
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Inaugural Golden West Documentary Film Festival to be held in Auburn, CA Sept. 26
The first-ever Golden West Film Festival will be held at Auburn's State Theatre Saturday, Sept. 26th.
The film festival will feature films from the Gold Country that celebrate the heritage and accomplishments of one of the most historic regions in the world. The festival will feature productions from area filmmakers such as Auburn's Brendan Compton, well known for his films on the region's rich railroad heritage, and Bill George who will show his new film, "Chinese Builders of Gold Mountain," which follows the path of the Chinese in California from 1849-1880.
Schedule
10:00AM filmmakers introduction.
10:15AM From Ethan Knightchilde and Knight Sky Pictures of Denver Colorado comes "Ghosts of the West Ghosts of the West: The End of the Bonanza Trail." Ten years in the making, this film tells the story of lost mines, abandoned diggings, and ghost towns in the lands between the Great Plains and the Pacific Ocean. The film visits the near-forgotten sites that hide, isolated, out in the mountains and deserts of the American West.
11:00AM "Rotaries, Avalanche on the Mountain," from Brendan Compton of BA Productions and the Donner Rail series. The film captures the heroic story of the rescue of a Union Pacific Railroad crew during the epic winter of 2011.
1:00PM "Chinese Builders of Gold Mountain" from Bill George and Nimbus Films. This film follows the path of the Chinese in the 1850s who helped create modern California.
2:00PM "Final Days of Auburn Drug Company" from Philip Jacques and Cody Hitchcock and Auburn Community TV, a nostalgic look at this now-vanished Auburn treasure.
2:15PM "The Sacramento Picture" by Mattias Antonio Bombal and Chad E. Williams. This movie features a collection of rare films of Sacrament from 1910-1974 and selections from the KCRA-TV news film collection photographed between 1957-1960 in the care of Center for Sacramento History. Local historians bring the footage to life with observations, commentary and music.
Inaugural sponsors include the Placer County Historical Society, Nimbus Films, and the Placer County Office of Economic Development.
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LocationAUBURN STATE THEATER (View)
985 Lincoln Way,
Auburn, CA 95603
United States
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