GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKER -- The Whole Story!
Grandma Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955 at the age of 67 after raising 11 children and surviving domestic abuse! Before she died in 1973 she had hiked the AT several times, completed hikes in Oregon, Vermont and Pennsylvania. She was a charter member of the Buckeye Trail Association. Eden Valley and FilmAffects have teamed up to tell her story.
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TELLING THE STORY
November, 2011 premiere of the storytelling program -- GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKER.
August, 2013 premiere of a one-act play -- Emma Gatewood: Are You Out Of Your Bloomin' Mind?! (An Appalachian Tale) (originally titled "Trail Magic").
May 29, 2015 premier of the documentary -- TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY.
To arrange for any of these presentations for your group, simply e-mail us at ercgatewood@gmail.com
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THE TRAIL OF TRAIL MAGIC
June, 2016: film premieres on PBS stationWOUB, Athens, Ohio.
In April 27, 2017: nominated for an Emmy Award
October 5, 2019: awarded "Best Local Documentary" at the Chagrin Falls Film Festival.
July 9, 2020: awarded Second Place for a Short Documentary at the International Indie Gathering. September 4, 2020 director, Peter Huston, was nominated as Best Director for an Ohio Film and editor, Peggy Foley was nominated for Best Editing of an Ohio Film!
October 1, 2020: TRAIL MAGIC received a designation of Excellence in the Documentary Category and Anne McEvoy (our Grandma Gatewood) received the Excellence designation in the Lead Actress Category of the WRPN Women's International Film Festival.
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COMPLETE ORDERING INFORMATION
Purchase the DVD of the documentary, TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY or the DVD of the storytelling program, GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKER.
Purchase our book about Emma by Bette Lou Higgins and Kelly Boyer Sagert. Emma's daughter Lucy Seeds told us, "Bette Lou and Kelly: You did an excellent job on Mama's Bio. I thoroughly enjoyed the read. I found no fault. Thank you. Lucy" Available at Amazon in paperback or for your Kindle
Purchase the DVD with a credit card on PayPal. If you would like to pay by check, e-mail us for an order form. You can rent the film on Vimeo and watch at your leisure!