Sasquatch Sunset 2024

In the untamed wilderness of Northern California, a family of four nomadic Sasquatches struggles to survive. This group consists of a rugged alpha male, his devoted mate, their young offspring, and another adult male. Their daily lives revolve around roaming through the terrain, foraging for food, and engaging in mystical rituals, using branch drums to create sounds that resonate with the land in the hopes of contacting others of their kind.

As spring approaches, the alpha’s attempts to mate are met with rejection from the female, igniting a whirlwind of frustration. In his anger, he steals an essential beam from their shelter, searching for comfort in a misguided connection with an inanimate object. This leads to a confrontation with the rest of the group, resulting in his exclusion. Consumed by despair, he accidentally ingests a poisonous mushroom, which leaves him incapacitated. In a delusional state, he tries to connect with a mountain lion but tragically meets his doom the following day. His companions, forced to grapple with sorrow, hold a solemn burial for their fallen leader.

As summer unfolds, new complications arise with the female’s noticeable pregnancy, evoking the lone male’s primitive urges. Despite his attempts at mating rituals, she repeatedly denies him, triggering a flight response when the family stumbles across marked trees and roads. Instinctively, they leave their own markings out of caution. Their journey turns dire when they encounter a floating log. In a reckless move, the male ascends the log, only to meet a watery fate, leaving his family in a state of helpless despair as they witness his tragic drowning.

With the arrival of fall, the female and her child invade a human campsite, taking out their pent-up emotions by vandalizing the area while a boombox blasts “Love to Hate You.” In a playful moment, the child throws a frisbee, triggering a dramatic series of events that lead to the mother going into labor. They hastily escape the chaos as she gives birth to a new baby, whose placenta unexpectedly becomes a protective diversion from a prowling mountain lion.

In the unforgiving winter, survival means resorting to stealing a penned chicken and outsmarting traps, narrowly avoiding disaster as the baby almost suffocates in sleep but is saved by its vigilant mother. Their journey eventually brings them to Willow Creek, where they encounter the stark reality of a forest fire and the unsettling remnants of clear-cutting. As they traverse this altered landscape, they approach a local museum, linearly connecting with a Sasquatch statue in a poignant reflection of their far-reaching desires that remain unfulfilled, echoing their lost heritage amidst the devastation.