SummaryIn 2002, over 300 bodies were discovered on the property of the Tri-State Crematory in the Appalachian foothills of northwest Georgia, thrusting an unassuming, tight-knit community into the international spotlight. SAHKANAGA (meaning “Great Blue Hills of God” in Cherokee, pronounced “sock-uh-nogga”) imagines this event from the perspective of Pau... Read More
Directed By:John Henry Summerour
Written By:John Henry Summerour
Sahkanaga
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Dec 7, 2012
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A haunting piece of fact-based Southern Gothic free of histrionics, Sahkanaga is a thoughtful, atmospherically heavy study of reactions to an inexplicably inhumane act.
Dec 10, 2012
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What Summerour doesn't capture as well are the panic and emotional upheaval that Paul's poems and tentative interactions with Lyla only hint at - one of the reasons the film feels flimsy rather than delicate, lacking strong performances or psychological nuance.
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Production Company:
- Gran Gran Pics
Release Date:Dec 7, 2012
Duration:1 h 20 m
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Awards
Atlanta Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Rome International Film Festival, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Francisco Indiefest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
