The Stagecoach Bar: An American Crossroads
Sponsor: Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum
(Trailer run time: 1 min 12 secs)
 
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Description
• The project is a one-hour, high-definition documentary film entitled The Stagecoach Bar: An American
Crossroads.
• It has been produced by a local team headed by Jennifer Tennican, of JenTen Productions LLC, under the
auspices of the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum (JHHSM).
• Using varied and compelling characters, the film explores the history of a long-time community "watering hole," the Stagecoach Bar.
• The documentary film explores how changes over time at the Stagecoach reflect societal and other changes in Jackson Hole and beyond.
Objectives
• To build knowledge and understanding of an iconic element of local history and to set this history into a larger humanities context, such as folklife/folklore and social sciences.
• To engage the Jackson Hole community in sharing their personal histories and archival materials(photographs, slides, film, ephemera, etc.).
• To preserve local traditions for future generations by archiving research materials and the final film with the history museum.
• To produce a documentary whose quality and themes make it suitable for distribution to local and national Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations.
Status
• The film is complete. It premiered in Jackson, Wyoming on June 27th to a sold out house at the Center for the Arts. On September 8th, the film will screen again as part of the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival.
• DVDs are available for purchase through the JHHSM.
• The film has been submitted to numerous film festivals for consideration.
• There will be free screenings of the film during the winter (2012/2013) at the Senior Center of Jackson Hole and River Rock Assisted Living Facility.
• Wyoming PBS anticipates airing the documentary in 2013.
FUNDING
• The program is 100% funded thanks to generous donors (individuals, foundations and businesses), prize money from the 2011 Wyoming Short Film Contest and five grant sources (Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, Wyoming Humanities Council, Wyoming Arts Council, Wyoming State Historical Records and Advisory Board, and Wyoming State Historical Society).
For additional information on the film, please contact Jen Tennican at jtennican@gmail.com or 307.690.2258.
For information on the JHHSM, please contact Liz Jacobson at liz@jacksonholehistory.org or 307.733.2414.
PRODUCTION Schedule
SEPT 2010 – JUNE 2011
Pre-Production: Research, Story Development, Funding
JULY – SEPTEMBER 2011
Production: Principal Shooting
OCTOBER 2011 – MAY 2012
Post-Production: Editing, Sound Sweetening and Color Correction
JUNE 2012– MAY 2013
Local Showings, Festival Entries and Marketing
(National and Regional PBS)
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