A special presentation of Westerns, Neo-Westerns, and Quasi-Westerns, describing The West as it was, as it wasn't, and as it might be.
**Please remember to rate these films for our Audience Awards. After viewing the films, return to this page and click on the film titles one by one to bring up the rating panel. Award each film 1 to 5 points. The films with the most points will each win an award in one of the qualifying categories.**
We open on a pioneer campsite in the Rockies, where two pioneer men are setting up camp. One chops firewood, the other pounds wooden stakes into the earth.
We fade to night, and hover just outside the firelight. Then, we push in toward the tent, and flash to several dream-like images of The Mother, a protector of Native people and the land, culminating in a deafening scream.
Inside the tent, pregnant pioneer Rose Walters awakens with a gasp to discover that her daughter Minnie has been haunted by the same dream. Minnie warns, "we shouldn't be here." Rose lies awake, terrified, and then... pum pum pum pum. She can do nothing but listen as her nightmare comes to life.
This film will also screen during AHITH LIVE on Zoom! Session 2 11 am - 5 pm, Saturday, December 23rd, 2023.
- Year2023
- Runtime4 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorErin Doyle Cooper
A special presentation of Westerns, Neo-Westerns, and Quasi-Westerns, describing The West as it was, as it wasn't, and as it might be.
**Please remember to rate these films for our Audience Awards. After viewing the films, return to this page and click on the film titles one by one to bring up the rating panel. Award each film 1 to 5 points. The films with the most points will each win an award in one of the qualifying categories.**
We open on a pioneer campsite in the Rockies, where two pioneer men are setting up camp. One chops firewood, the other pounds wooden stakes into the earth.
We fade to night, and hover just outside the firelight. Then, we push in toward the tent, and flash to several dream-like images of The Mother, a protector of Native people and the land, culminating in a deafening scream.
Inside the tent, pregnant pioneer Rose Walters awakens with a gasp to discover that her daughter Minnie has been haunted by the same dream. Minnie warns, "we shouldn't be here." Rose lies awake, terrified, and then... pum pum pum pum. She can do nothing but listen as her nightmare comes to life.
This film will also screen during AHITH LIVE on Zoom! Session 2 11 am - 5 pm, Saturday, December 23rd, 2023.
- Year2023
- Runtime4 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorErin Doyle Cooper