Sheep Ranch Productions presents a full length feature film written and directed by Suza Lambert Bowser. Executive production by Maureen Catalina and Suza Lambert Bowser.
After losing their loved ones, Eula Seeley and “half- breed,” Jack Rivers, fight tragic odds to survive deceit and betrayal, greed and violence in the wild 1870’s, finding each other in the process. The action takes place in Raven’s Bend, a boomtown in Calaveras County*, where death in the mining camps, the brothels, and even the child-birthing bed challenge men and women, alike, to stay alive.
KEY THEMES AND IDEAS: Women’s Lives during the Gold Rush, American Indian (MiWuk) Lives during the Gold Rush, Chinese and African American Social Positions, “Passing,” and Assimilation.
*The Spanish word “calaveras” means “skulls.” Calaveras County takes its name from the Calaveras River, which was reportedly so designated by Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga.
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