Socal Snowy Owl (2024)
When a rare snowy owl from the Arctic appears in the Southern California suburb of Cypress, three people find that their encounters with this visitor change their lives for the better.
Website & Trailer
https://socalsnowyowl.com
Production
Executive Producers: Patrick Josten, Jeff Geoffray, Amy Taylor, Jarrett Mahoney, Kris Beaulieu, Jennifer Durham, Pat Hwang, Brad Costello
Edited by: Philip Braun
Director of Photography: Charles Swanson
Producers: Walter Josten, Patricia Josten, Philip Braun, Roy Rausch, Adam Ansari, Denver Holt
World Premiere
October 18, 2024, in competition at the Newport Beach Film Fest (Oct 17-18), tickets on sale September 17
Awards
Audience Award for Best Short Documentary, Newport Beach Film Fest
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/newport-beach-film-festival-awards-the-piano-lesson-1236195502/
Original Event News Coverage
‘Astonishing’ snowy owl spotted in Southern California neighborhood’
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/world/snowy-owl-cypress-california-rare-sighting-scn/index.html
‘A Rare Snowy Owl Is Captivating Southern California’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-snowy-owl-is-captivating-southern-california-180981382/
‘Extremely Rare’ Snowy Owl Sighting Transfixes a California Suburb’
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/us/snowy-owl-california.html
Original event news coverage playlist by Roy Rauch
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb0DNZSxikxNA3CxdpK3vAtLuCQeNV9E7