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/
Best Documentary Award at the Yale in Hollywood Film Festival
Socal Snowy Owl has been invited to compete in the FLIC Film Festival in Montana in February 2026, and nominated for best short documentary.
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