If you missed the “Trail Magic” play last summer…..
Join the folks from Wandering Aesthetics staging of “Trail Magic” and help us raise funds and awareness about our documentary on the courageous and amazing Emma “Grandma” Gatewood. *November 21-23, 2014; TRAIL MAGIC, the story of Grandma Gatewood, at Wandering Aesthetics; on November 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. or on November 23 at 2…
Read MoreFilm on Appalachian Trail walking Grandma gets closer to completion- By Steve Fogarty, Chronicle Telegram
. Thanks to Steve Fogarty of the Elyria Chronicle Telegram who wrote a nice follow up article about our TRAIL MAGIC documentary project. You can read it at: http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/prgrmcmmnts/fogartyect10172014.pdf
Read MorePuffin Foundation West Grant!
We are happy to announce that the Puffin Foundation West has awarded us a grant in support of our documentary about Grandma Gatewood! This gift will go towards the matching requirements from our Ohio History Fund grant and puts us at about the half way point of our goal of $10,000. We have been working…
Read More34 Years
34 Years of marriage, and was Emma’s toughest hike. This short section of our documentary takes the viewer from Emma Gatewood’s courtship, through marriage and on to her divorce. A time period of nearly 34 years that included raising 11 children and enduring ongoing abuse from her husband Perry.Here is a link the newest segment…
Read MoreAging in Maine Summit
We just returned from the #ciffX Camden International Film Festival in Camden Maine and their Aging in Maine summit hosted by #ciffX and Molly Murphy from #workingfilms. Working Films puts together filmmakers and important topics of interest for NGOS and other organizations. Grandma Gatewood is a great example of #successfulaging and #aginginplace two hot button…
Read MoreFeisty Females- Emma Gatewood
Sharon Hall, a friend of our “Trail Magic” script writer Kelly Boyer Sagert let us know about this great blog site that features her story about Emma Gatewood. Check out Sharon’s article about Emma Gatewood at http://historydepot.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/feisty-females-grandma-gatewood-part-i Enjoy!
Read MoreThe Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog
We were pleasantly surprised and pleased to see that a story about Emma Gatewood and a clip from our project were on the Smoky Mountain Blog here is an excerpt: Who was Grandma Gatewood? In 1955, after raising 11 children, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood became the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail – at…
Read MoreAT Half Gallon Challenge
This past June we witnessed one of the interesting rites of passage that thru-hikers partake in at the half way point on the Appalachian Trail. Sitting on the front porch of the little store at Pine Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania, the “Half Gallon Challenge” becomes an informal race among the thru-hikers to devour a…
Read MoreEmma comes to life again on camera!
A special thanks to Anne McEvoy who was able to bring her “Emma” again on our shoot at Historic Lyme Village this past week. DP Tom Whaley of TW Teleproductions provided the talent and gear to capture Emma telling her story once again. Anne’s on-camera persona of Emma is key to our story. We also…
Read MoreNearing the half way point
Our “Trail Magic” documentary on the life of Emma “Grandma” Gatewood has reached a rough cut stage. We are shooting the last re-enactment dialog scenes next week with our wonderful actress Anne McEvoy. If you are an Appalachian Trail hiker or interested in how Emma changed her life after 32 years of domestic abuse get…
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