Our director search landed us a refreshing new visionary. Art Arutyunyan values making films with dramatic storylines that also deliver meaningful messages, which is why he is so enthralled with Reclaiming Estanislao. His films often use natural settings to enhance their depth, so he’s going to have a lot of fun with this one.
Sue and Art have already begun working on script refinements to bring out the human struggle and triumph for the Stanislaus River all the more. Art’s fresh view of the story has caught some new opportunities. We’ll carefully enhance and trim, keeping the characters and storyline the same as the tension draws viewers in to root for the river.
We’re back on track and once again enjoying the process of bringing this film to life. Once we’ve updated and refined our materials we’ll return to building our production team and reaching out to major funders to help us achieve pre-production. In the meantime, even small donations will help cover current costs and recharge our momentum. Find ways to donate on our Support the Film page. Thanks to all of our donors who have gotten us this far!
Find Art’s bio on The Film page to learn about his background and other films. And join us in welcoming Art to the Reclaiming Estanislao team!