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Coyote Funeral U S A

Directed by: Phelps Harmon, Jason May
Written by: Jason May
Starring: Jono Young, Zach Freeman, Korrine Salas
Blogged by: JMay
U S A, 2006, Runtime 87 mins

Film Summary

BEAUMONT 23 EL PASO 857 When Casey Cannon sees that tall green Texas road sign, he takes it as a challenge and sets out on foot to traverse the giant state from border to border. Casey walks to block out the pain of dicovering his mother's affair and to find a way to tell his brother the truth. Dustin Cannon can only drop his head and follow: his younger brother needs looking out for. Casey (Jono Young) embodies the spitfire image of the original Texan frontier settlers. Rash, raw, and reckless, he makes the ladies love him despite knowing better and never backs down from a fight, even one he’s sure to lose. Whereas Casey shoots from the hip, Dustin (Zach Freeman) is nothing but a straight-shooter. The brothers travel from the flatlands and marshes of the East through the Hill Country to the desolate plateaus and desert of the West, taking on every bull ride, barbecue, and barfight along the way. Shot along the highways and back roads of the Lone Star State as well as at Gruene Hall, one of Texas's most storied dancehalls, Coyote Funeral makes Texas as much a character as a setting. Whether or not Casey and Dustin make it to El Paso will depend less on braving the elements than surviving each other.

Forms: Feature
Genres: Drama, Independent, Road Trip
Niches: Mature/Adult

Community Critique

My Rating


Average Audience Rating

five Stars

4.86 Average 7 Ratings

great movie cant wait to get it

5 Stars
smilinjoker21

Watched the DVD last night. Great looking film. Good music, good story line, lots of great parts and "quotable" lines. Won't be the last time I watch this one.

5 Stars
MrMYles

great movie! i feel really lucky to have been at the first screening.

5 Stars
kimmie3673tx

5 Stars
KariLou

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Screenings & Events

Spindletop Film Festival

Beaumont, Tx, U S A
November 2006 (Film Festival)

Santa Fe Film Festival

Santa Fe, New Mexico, U S A
December 2006 (Film Festival)

Oxford Film Festivsal

Oxford, Mississippi, U S A
February 2007 (Film Festival)

Dallas Video Festival

Dallas, U S A
August 2007 (Film Festival)

Southern Winds Film Festival

Best of Fest; Best Narrative Feature
Shawnee, U S A
September 2007 (Film Festival)

Cast & Crew

Production

Jason May (Producer, Director (1st Feature), Executive Producer), Phelps Harmon (Director (1st Feature)), Sherng-Lee Huang (Producer)

Writing

Jason May (Writer (1st Feature))

Performance

Cheryl Tanner (Supporting Actor), Chris Gordon (Supporting Actor), Dudley Hoskins (Supporting Actor), Elizabeth Wilson (Supporting Actor), Jono Young (Lead Actor), Korrine Salas (Lead Actor), Lonnie Shelton (Supporting Actor), Theo Gutierrez (Supporting Actor), Zach Freeman (Lead Actor)

Camera

Ryan Martin (Cinematographer/DP)

Post Production

Anthony Sirignano (Picture Editor), Matt Crawford (Sound Editor)

Music

Jeffrey Lerner (Original Music/Composer)

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Coyote Funeral Trailer


In a walk across Texas, the greatest distance is between two brothers. When Casey Cannon sees the Texas road sign that proclaims 857 miles to El Paso, he takes it as a challenge to traverse the giant state on foot. His brother Dustin can only follow to protect him. Whether or not they make it will depend less on braving the elements than surviving each other.


Talk About Coyote Funeral

Jason and Phelps,

Congrats on the completion of "Coyote Funeral" and its continued success. As I mentioned to Phelps while working with him this past summer in Idaho, it was a pleasure to have contributed to this unique and exceptional debut feature effort. Congrats also on getting the DVD out. Any Special Features included? "Coyote Funeral" is one of the very best indie features I have worked on to date. I sincerely look forward to working with you both again.

Best,

Tom Beach
Production Sound Recordist

creamcitysound Oct 11, 2007 04:15PM

Jason-
well done, congrats on the movie and the website!
one question, how did you get dudley into the movie while he was simultaneously engaging in covert anti-terrorist operations in Lebanon? that guy is everywhere.
BDH

bowiedhelm Oct 04, 2006 11:34PM

congratulations to jason for bringing his vision to fuition. i greatlyt enjoyed the writing, acting, cinemtography, and directing that together culminated into an awesome film.

a tip of the hat to all of you who contributed time, resources, energy, and talent into making Coyote Funeral the entertaining and intriguing movie that it is.

also, scooter is so hot.

scooter_dominates Sep 11, 2006 12:32PM

Check out the website at coyotefuneral.com

JMay May 25, 2006 02:36PM