Yosemite

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.

Written/directed by Gabrielle Demeestere, YOSEMITE is based on James Franco's short stories from his collection A California Childhood.

"INTIMATE AND AFFECTING... IMPRESSIVE.... ABSORBING. DEMEESTERE SHOWS ACUTE SENSITIVITY IN HER UNDERSTANDING OF BOYS AND THEIR GROWING AWARENESS OF THE WORLD, WITH ITS REAL AND IMAGINED MENACES. 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

"BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURES THE FEARFUL MAJESTY OF BOYHOOD. A HAUNTING METAPHOR FOR THE LOOMING SHADOW OF ADOLESCENCE... GENTLE AND INTIMATE... A MELANCHOLIC PURITY WHICH CLENCHES THE HEART. IT'S A MATURE DEBUT THAT FIRMLY PLANTS THE DIRECTOR AS A PHENOMENAL TALENT TO WATCH."
- TWITCHFILM

"YOSEMITE IS SURE TO PLEASE... STRIKING REPRESENTATION OF CHILDHOOD AND FRIENDSHIP. HENRY HOPPER IS MEMORABLE AND JAMES FRANCO IS BRILLIANT. GREAT PERFORMANCES FROM ALL INVOLVED AND A SUPERBLY INTERLACED STORY."
- SLUG MAGAZINE