Tillamook Treasure
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| The Tillamook Treasure | |
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| Directed by | Jane Beaumont Hall |
| Produced by | Richard A. Doyon Jane Beaumont Hall |
| Written by | Jane Beaumont Hall Richard A. Doyon |
| Starring | Suzanne Marie Doyon Brian McNamara Julia Campbell Brian Thompson (actor) Bradley Stryker Janine Doyon Mary Stein Max Gail Floyd Red Crow Westerman Richard Doyon |
| Release date(s) | June 2006 |
| Language | English |
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Tillamook Treasure is a 2006 family film set in the city of Manzanita, Oregon, United States. Based on an Native American legend about a treasure buried on Neahkahnie Mountain by Spanish sailors in the 1590s, this is the story of a 14-year-old girl's discovery of what is important in life.
The film won the Best Family Feature Award for Outstanding Filmmaking from the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2006.
[edit] Cast
- Suzanne Marie Doyon – Julie Kimbell
- Brian McNamara – Robert McNamara
- Julia Campbell – Kathryn Kimbell
- Brian Thompson- Jimmy Kimbell
- Bradley Stryker - Tom
- Janine Doyon- Susan Kimbell
- Max Gail – Grandpa Jack Kimbell
- Floyd Red Crow Westerman – Standing Elk
- Mary Stein – Billie Stahl
- Richard Doyon – Clyde Savage
- Imie Lane Camelli
- Escher Holloway – Eddie Savage
- Zale Parry – Sam, the hardware store
- Robert Myers _ Insurance Agent 008
- Karara Muhoro _ Milinzi
- Matthew Jared - Fred
- Kathryn Hall - Artist
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- Phillip Huber and the Huber Marionettes
[edit] Plot
The story begins with 16th century Spanish sailors beaching their launch on the Manzanita beach. They carry a treasure chest up Neahkahnie Mountain, leading a manacled African slave. The treasure is buried and the slave is killed and laid on top of the ground to "guard" the treasure and frighten away the local Indians.
Julie (Suzanne Marie Doyon), a lonely fourteen-year-old girl, and her family move from California to an Oregon seaside town as a last resort after her father loses his job. Her family has trouble adjusting to their new life and Julie is forgotten and ignored.
Julie has a dramatic mystical encounter with a Roosevelt elk on the beach. The elk's fur has black hand prints on its neck. Its hooves uncover an old Spanish gold coin in the sand. The elk becomes Julie's silent, watchful guide and protector as she becomes drawn to the legend of the Tillamook treasure.
She seeks the wisdom and guidance of her grandfather (Max Gail) and his good friend, Standing Elk (Floyd Red Crow Westerman). The men tell Julie the legend of the Spanish treasure and also of an elk, saved from drowning by the slave who, before his death, had grasped the exhausted animal as it swam near the Spanish launch. Julie is confused because 400 years later, she is convinced that "her elk" is the same elk.
Julie's desire to solve the treasure mystery becomes a passion that leads to further mystery and self-discovery. When she experiences visions of Indians, she is frightened. When she tells Grandpa and Standing Elk, the elders realize that she is having a magical experience. Grandpa and Standing Elk suspect that Julie has been "chosen" to find the treasure and to release the spirit of the slave. They watch and guide her on her quest.
Tillamook Treasure is a coming-of-age story that revolves around self-discovery and personal strength.
