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Directed by | Seth Breedlove |
Written by | Seth Breedlove |
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Cinematography | Zac Palmisano |
Edited by | Seth Breedlove |
Music by | Brandon Dalo |
Production company | Small Town Monsters |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Boggy Creek Monster is a 2016 American documentary film about the Fouke Monster, a purported ape-like creature (similar to descriptions of Bigfoot) allegedly sighted in Fouke, Arkansas, in the early 1970s. Directed and co-produced by Seth Breedlove, it is Breedlove's third documentary film under the banner of his production company Small Town Monsters. [3] It features narration and music by co-producers Lyle Blackburn and Brandon Dalo, respectively. [3]
Boggy Creek Monster was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming services on November 11, 2016. [3] It premiered at Fouke Middle School the following day, before screening at the Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio, on November 16. [4] [3]
As with 2015's Minerva Monster, the first documentary film directed by Breedlove under the Small Town Monsters banner, funding for Boggy Creek Monster was raised in part by a crowdfunding campaign on the website Kickstarter. [3] The campaign exceeded its goal of $9,000, receiving a total of $17,000. [5]
Boggy Creek Monster is co-produced and narrated by Lyle Blackburn, [6] [7] who in 2012 authored the book The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster. [6] [8]
Filming took place over six days in late April 2016, with a crew of seven people. [5] The filmmakers captured between 40 and 50 hours of footage to use for editing. [5]
Boggy Creek Monster was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming services on November 11, 2016. [3] The following day, on November 12, the film premiered in the cafeteria of Fouke Middle School in Fouke, Arkansas. [9] On November 16, it screened at the Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio. [3]
The film later screened at the Roxy Theater in Missoula, Montana, on September 21, 2017, followed by a Q&A session with Breedlove. [10] [11]