YOSEMITE A feature film by Gabrielle Demeestere

Available on Netflix, Itunes and VOD

Synopsis: It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.

Quotes:

“INTIMATE AND AFFECTING… IMPRESSIVE…ABSORBING. THE MOVIE SUCCEEDS ON ITS OWN QUIET TERMS, BINDING THE THREE PARTS TOGETHER WITH ASSURANCE AND TONAL CONSISTENCY TO CAST A LINGERING SPELL.”
– THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“QUIETLY IMPRESSIVE. YOSEMITE PAYS OFF IN AN AUTHENTICITY THAT PERVADES BOTH INDIVIDUAL SCENE RHYTHMS AND PERFORMANCES.”
– VARIETY

“FRANCO GIVES ONE OF HIS MOST SUBTLE PERFORMANCES YET AS A RECOVERING-ALCOHOLIC FATHER, AND THE THREE YOUNG NEWCOMERS’ PERFORMANCES ARE HONEST AND AFFECTING, CAPTURING WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE ADRIFT AND ON THE VERGE OF ADOLESCENCE.”
– ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURES THE FEARFUL MAJESTY OF BOYHOOD. IT’S A MATURE DEBUT THAT FIRMLY PLANTS THE DIRECTOR AS A PHENOMENAL TALENT TO WATCH.”
– SCREEN ANARCHY

Press Links:

VOGUE “Yosemite Director Gabrielle Demeestere on Adapting James Franco’s Short Stories

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ‘Yosemite’: Provincetown Review

VARIETY Film Review: ‘Yosemite’

SCREEN ANARCHY SlamDance 2015 Review: YOSEMITE Beautifully Captures The Fearful Majesty Of Boyhood