How Counterculture & Grateful Dead Influenced My Movie YOSEMITE by Gabrielle Demeestere of James Franco’s PALO ALTO Stories

SYNOPSIS FOR  YOSEMITE:

Director Gabrielle Demeestere

Based on the stories: “Yosemite,” “Peter Parker” and “Grand Illusion.”

It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 4th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Shrimp, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a killer mountain lion looms over the community.  CHRIS encounters a dead body up close on a trip to Yosemite with his Dad. His classmate JOE, left alone at home, befriends a lonely drifter who introduces him to the world of comic books. Meanwhile, SHRIMP discovers his cat mauled by a mountain lion…and convinces the trio to seek revenge and hunt down the beast. “Yosemite” hopes to create a powerful and nostalgic experience of childhood, while sharing insight into Palo Alto at a time of crucial technological and social change.

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