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grew up in Chickamauga, GA, the son of a Methodist minister. He attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the British American Drama Academy in London. He is the recipient of the Screenwriters Colony Residency on Nantucket, the IFP Narrative Lab Fellowship in NYC, and TheFilmSchool’s Great American Storyteller Prize in Seattle. SAHKANAGA is his first feature. |
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Tara Anderson is a director, producer and writer based in NYC. Credits include the documentary short HORSEMAN and the narrative short BUG BOY. Tara recently worked with Henry Bromell on the AMC drama RUBICON, and she has also worked with Jonathan Demme, James Gray, Mimi Leder and Tom DiCillo. Tara earned her BFA in Drama and MA in Performance Studies from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. |
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Miky Wolf graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts as a theater director. He ran a small theater company in NYC for several years before finding Big Sky Editorial and making his way into film editing. |
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Damian Ward studied Cinematography and Directing at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. He has shot award-winning films in addition to working in television and commercials. He is based in NYC. |
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Paul Damian Hogan is a composer living in NYC. He earned his Doctorate in Music Composition from Columbia University in 2007. Aside from SAHKANAGA, he has scored the documentaries MUST READ AFTER MY DEATH and BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT. He writes music for television commercials, does arrangements for bands, produces records, makes music for art projects, makes solo records, and collaborates with his wife Jamie in Ta Da. |
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Kay Lee graduated from Brown University with a degree in Visual Arts and Urban Studies. Her work as Production Designer includes DEAR LEMON LIMA, BLUE CAPRICE and numerous short films, as well as credits in fashion and theatre. |
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is a filmmaker, writer and actor. He studied film at Georgia State University. His short film, THE ADVENTURE, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2008. Acting credits include BLOOD CAR, VAN WILDER FRESHMAN YEAR, 24 EXPOSURES and DRINKING BUDDIES. His first feature film, CONGRATULATIONS!, will be released in 2013. Follow the movie on Twitter . Currently, he lives in Chicago. |
Credits
Written and Directed by John Henry Summerour
Produced by John Henry Summerour and Miky Wolf
Executive Producer Tara Anderson
Director of Photography Damian Ward
Editor Miky Wolf
Production Designer Kay Lee
Music Composed by Paul Damian Hogan
Associate Producers Beth Neuhoff and Krista Seckinger
Cast
| Paul | Trevor Neuhoff |
| Lyla | Kristin Rievley |
| Scotty | Jace Flatt |
| Rachel | Laura Maynard |
| Sandy | Rhea Thurman |
| Dave | Chip Jones |
| Lovey | Sharon Huey |
| Chris | Charles Patterson Jr. |
| Sheriff Buster Kershaw | Larry Summerour |
| Reverend Brown | Richard Chandler |
| Stacey | Dana Chandler |
| Youth 1 | Taylor Burns |
| Youth 2 | Katheryn Knarr |
| Civil War Reenactors | John Culpepper Casey Turman |
| Lyla’s Mother | Jane Huey |
| Funeral Organist/Woman at Sign | Wilma Darnell |
| Embalming Corpse | Ed Huey |
| Officer Capehart | Josh O’Bryant |
| Arresting Officer | Bruce Coker |
| Bonny Jean | Michelle Carroll |
| Grocery Shopper | Mary Lynn Huff |
| Bodies | J. Carlos Arce Byl Butler Thomas Foden De’Anna Foutz Alison Hamby Walt Hodges William Logan Alex McNulty Sandra Pinkston Lawrence A. Sneed, Jr. |
| Rosey | Crash |
The Town
Amanda Abbott, Christel Abbott, Gabriel Abbott, Jaden Abbott, Jonathan Abbott, Nathaniel Abbott, Savannah Abbott, Skylar Abbott, Teresa Abbott, Susan Allen, Jane Ashley, Jasa Ashley, Jason Ashley, Toni Ballew, Judith Bayless, Tracie Bierman, Mildred Bonifacious, Laura Boyle, Tammy Bradford, Kristen Bradley, Jan Bramlett, Chasady Brooks, Karina Brooks, Christi Brotherton, Ashley Brotherton, Richard Brown, Stephanie Brown, Melinda Bryant, Beth Burnette, Lynda Burns, Sam Bush, Jesse Carroll, Scott Carroll, Tina Carroll, Barry Christian, Tina Christian, Ron Clark, Susan Clark, Bailey Clements, Tammy Jean Cobb, Steve Cole, Austin Conner, Eli Conner, Jennifer Conner, Tony Conner, Katie Cooke, Adelina Corle, Samantha Corle, Lauren Daniels, Bethany Davis, Dawn Davis, Joe Davis, Nikki Davis, Trey Davis, William Davis, Julia Dean, Kaci DeBard, Fred Duckett, Joy Duckett, Jill Duncan, Catherine Edgemon, Brandon England, Kathy Ezell, Ethan Faidley, Viki Fairchild, Courtney Fort, LeBron Foutz, Carol Free, Stacey Gee, Ashlee Gribble, Nancy Gribble, Richard Gribble, Cindy Hawkins, Glenda Helton, Hilliard Helton, Josh Helton, Sandra Hendrix, Joan Hetzler, Beth Hicks, Candice Hicks, Taylor Hill, Adelia Hise, Jimmy Holden, Kirkland Holden, Evan Hoover, Mikayla Horton, Destiney Howard, Justin Huggins, Mary Ruth Hull, Ashely Hurley, Catherine Johnson, Claudia Jones, LeRoy Jones, Michelle Jones, Justin Jones, Cheyanne Kunkle, Greg Latta, Keith Lewis, Makinley Lewis, Mikaela Lewis, Shanica Lewis, Vickie Lewis, Don Logan, Amanda Lonas, Edward Lonas, Beth Love, Kelvin Lyle, Kristen MacDonald, Lydia Maeser, Jeff Marsh, Leslie Marsh, Joseph McBee, Connie McDaniel, David McDaniel, Brayden McPhillips, Connor McPhillips, Rebecca McPhillips, Virginia McWherter, Joyce Moore, Davinia Motley, Demetrius Miller, Carolyn Miranda, Patricia Moore, Taylor Mullinax, Mark Murray, Heath Owens, Stephanie Painter, TJ Parrish, Karen Penland, Tim Perkins, Troy Perry, Amy Petulla, Angela Petulla, Chris Petulla, Melody Petulla, Corey Phillips, Nathan Phillips, Ashley Pitman, Bart Plaster, Keith Poteet, Michelle Powell, Susan Pyle, Daniel Rajai, Gideon Rankin, Missy Rankin, Terry Rankin, Kerre Resides, Whitni Resides, Joe Rip, Michelle Rippy, Robert Rippy, Patricia Roberts, Kylan Rodgers, Molly Rodgers, Larry Rogers, Betty Rosser, Patricia Sanders, Alan Shirley, James Shumaker, Autumn Smith, Shari Smith, WR Smith, Janice Snow, Ashton Stallings, Mark Stanfield, Anne Stephenson, Amy Strickland, Morgan Strickland, Riley Sweeton, Kathy Talley, Gary Tanner, Courtney Thomas, Betty Thompson, Erica Thompson, Renee Turman, Drew Waldon, John Waldon, Marie Waldon, Linda Ann Wallace, Tara Walls, Brock Ward, Bobby Webber, Jeffrey Wilson, Julia Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Tootie Williams, Susanna Yawn
| First Assistant Director | Mike Brune |
| Second Assistant Director | Michelle Carroll |
| First Assistant Camera | James Madrid |
| Second Assistant Camera | Sahale Jensen |
| Camera Assistant | Scott Oldham |
| Gaffer | Gennaro Morrone |
| Best Boy Electric | Russ Bean |
| Key Grip | Jeff Hanna |
| Best Boy Grip | Joshua Adam Bermudez |
| Grips | Rob Hall Charlie Milburn Alex Newton |
| Wardrobe Supervisor | Elizabeth Wells |
| Make-Up Supervisor | Marie Carroll |
| Set Decorator | Janet Elizabeth Simpson |
| Sound Recordist | Timothy Somers |
| Production Assistants | Kristen Ayscue Lindsay Boyle Frances Cobb Clare Conway Mary Catherine Duhon Christopher Flippo Carrie Gravenson William Hays KC Jones King Derek Kleiber Stephanie Leibowitz Tim McCurry Susan Middlebrooks Adriana Monroe Erica Paris Chris Robertson Rodman Otto Schweers Amy Slack |
| Caterers | Shaw Abney Jennifer Adamson Tina Carroll Patti Cecotti Choo Choo BBQ & Grill CJ’s Southern Traditions Daryl’s Sandwich Shop Rebecca Davenport Carol Free Susan Green Greg’s Restaurant Rhonda Hicks Mary Ruth Hull & Joy Duckett Ivy Cottage Restaurant Jennifer & Josh Kring Douglas A. Lee Maggie’s Ice Cream Mama Mia’s Pizzeria Rebecca Bradford McPhillips Mojo Burrito MoonPie My Family Dinners David & Beth Neuhoff Nice Ice, Inc. Andrea Spain Painter The Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe Amelia & Lee Rushton Sandra Russell Scarlett’s Tea Room Sue Summerour & Sheila Gard Sandi & Heather Townley Subway Leigh Wattenbarger |
| Post Production Services | Big Sky Editorial |
| First Assistant Editor | Anthony Muzzatti |
| Visual Effects | Ryan Sears Agnes Gunawan Chett Hirsch |
| Sound Mixing Facility | Sound Lounge |
| Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Editor | Tom Jucarone |
| Re-Recording Mixer | Cory Melious |
| Sound Editor | Evan Mengiamele |
| Foley Artist | Dan Timmons |
| Film Processing and Transfer | Technicolor New York |
| Dailies Colorist | Sam Daley |
| Technicolor Project Manager | Kristyn DiPane |
| Eastman Kodak Project Manager | Janet Tiller |
| Color Grading | Nice Shoes |
| Colorist | Lenny Mastrandrea |
| Scanner I/O | Tom Tomlinson |
| Senior Producer | Pat Portela |
| Camera | CinePhotoTech |
| Grip and Electric | Day-1 Production Services |
| Walkie-Talkies | Diane Mills/M&M Two Way |
| Slate | Aron Siegel & CinePhotoTech |
| Pickup Truck | Krista Seckinger |
| Website Design | Jeff Clarke |
| Graphics | Aubrey Meng Zhu Agnes Gunawan |
| Campaign Signs | Locke Signs |
| Funeral Sprays | Chickamauga Florist |
| Post Production Accountant | Charles Middlebrooks |
| Fiscal Sponsor | Fractured Atlas |
| Legal Counsel | Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Joseph J. Satorius Thomas W. Greenberg The Stein Firm PLLC Joshua A. Stein Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP Marc H. Simon Daniel J. Klein |
| Insurance | The Hartford |
The filmmakers wish to thank the following for their contributions to the making of this film:
Walker County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell
Mayor Ray Crowder, John Culpepper and the City of Chickamauga, GA
Sheriff Steve Wilson and the Walker County Sheriff’s Office
Randy Camp and the Walker County Emergency Services
Rennia Abercrombie
David Ashburn
William M. Askew III
Richard Barclift and the Gordon Lee Mansion
Charlie & Betts Berry
Henry Blakmore
Dr. David Boyle and the Noble Community Watch Group
Nathan & Amber Burns, Dana Chandler and the Elizabeth Lee Youth Group
Cindy Calhoun and Rednecks Restaurant
Chip Catlett
Lamar & Nancy Catlett and Steven Harriss
Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission
Chickamauga Police Department
Chickamauga Presbyterian Church
Wilma Darnell & Ethan Dalrymple
Dave & Dee Denny
Amy Dotson, Rose Vincelli, Jon Reiss, Dan Schoenbrun, Andrew Houchens, John Sylva & the entire IFP family
Catherine Edgemon and the LaFayette Main Street & Economic Development Dept.
Lamar & Mary Agnes Fine and Cove Methodist Church
First Baptist Church Chickamauga
Chris Franklin
Edith Freni
Ben Friberg and Heritage Funeral Homes
Paul & Sheila Gard
David George at Southern Adventist University
Gordon Lee Memorial High School
Susan & Artie Green
Lucas Hnath
Walt Hodges and the Lula Lake Land Trust
Lee Houck
Stephanie Joel
Chip & Michelle Jones
The LaFayette Downtown Development Authority
Douglas A. Lee
Florencia Lozano
Pastor Rick Maeser, Lynda Jones and the congregation of Elizabeth Lee UMC
T.C. McLuhan
Malcolm, Jenny & Ella McTaggart
Charlie & Susan Middlebrooks
Mitchell’s Plumbing/Pots on the Spot
Jeff Montgomerie and Barbizon Charlotte
Josh O’Bryant and the Walker County Messenger
Judy O’Neal & Bryan Perry at UCTV-3, Inc.
Freida Orange
Chase Palmer
Nelda Parrish and the Walker County Civic Center
Dave Porfiri at Chattanooga State
Rent-A-Center LaFayette
Monty Robertson and Mountain Cove Farms
Betty Rosser, Ruby Shadden and the JOY Class of Elizabeth Lee UMC
71 Irving Coffee & Tea Bar
Shaw Industries, Inc.
Pam Shields and Memories & More
Shop Rite
Muffin Spencer, Bill Bytsura & the 71 A-Team
Squalor Club & the Columbia University Graduate Film Program
Vince Stalling at Hope Productions
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Tommy & Bonny Jean Thomas and Camp Hidden Hollow
Timberlake Graphics & Apparel, LLC
Chris & Sandi Townley
Shaun Townley and WTCI/PBS
Renee Turman
Louis Varnell
Caryn Waechter
Walker County Chamber of Commerce
Dave Wilson, Robbie Robertson and Wilson Funeral Homes
Robyn & Tobias Wolf
Dave, Sally, Craig, Scott, Bonny Jean & Suzannah Worland
Craig Zobel
Many thanks to our generous donors and volunteers
Special thanks to Jay Mayfield and the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Extra special thanks to Larry & Sue Summerour
“Stop the Projector”
Written and Performed by Liz Durrett
Courtesy of Neighbor Holds the Lamp
“What Wondrous Love is This”
Music by William Walker
Arranged by David W. Cook
Performed by the Chickamauga Flute Ensemble
“The Sweet By and By”
Music by Joseph P. Webster, Lyrics by S. Fillmore Bennett
Performed by Laura Maynard
Accompanied by Wilma Darnell & Sue Summerour
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
Music by Charles Converse, Lyrics by Joseph Scriven
Recorded live at Cove Methodist Church, June 2009
Accompanied by Catherine Edgemon
Archival Footage courtesy CNN
Filmed on location in Walker County, GA
Developed at the Screenwriters Colony, Nantucket, MA
Supported by IFP (www.ifp.org)
Shot with Arriflex cameras on Super16mm Kodak film
2011 Gran Gran Pics LLC