Sizzle reel created for the 2018 Mendocino Film Festival

In this reel, the theme of water and justice weave together a powerful story (clips from films showing that year) with a dramatic music score.

Date:

January 17, 2022

SEA Storm Studios

Indie Film & Voice Production Studios

Leigh Anne Lindsey Producer, Editor, Voiceover

Sea Storm Studios is a boutique film production studio on the Northern California coast founded by Leigh Anne Lindsey who created several film festival sizzle reels and tourism videos and is now working on future documentaries, TV series, and movies. One of those documentaries is "Seabiscuit's Legacy" a feature length documentary on courage , hope and healing. It will be an inspirational documentary about the uplifting and healing effect the against-all-odds spirit the little racehorse embodied had on those around him, and how that legacy continues today at The Home of Seabiscuit, Ridgewood Ranch, where the healing connection between horse and human is manifest through an equine therapy program for disadvantaged children and wounded veterans. More healing continues through conservation and preservation efforts which help protect and conserve the land, and Adventist Health-Howard Memorial Hospital, built by Seabiscuit’s owner Charles Howard in 1927.

http://SeabicuitsLegacy.com

Leigh Anne Lindsey Producer, Editor, Voiceover
Film Fest party 2014
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Leigh Anne Lindsey filmed, edited, and produced this sizzle reel for the Mendocino Film Festival 2018.
Mendocino Film Festival 2018! June 1 3
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Sizzle Reel 14th Annual Mendocino Film Festival 2019
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Top 10% in Hospital quality care in the Country at the Frank R. Howard - Adventist Health Hospital in Willits, thanks to Dr. Bill Bowen, Margie Handley, The Howard Foundation, and the Adventist Health team. Charles S. Howard (owner of Seabiscuit - the bronze seen in this short video at the dedication of the new hospital) helped build the first hospital in the early 20s. The Home of Seabiscuit, Ridgewood Ranch (6000 acres today, 16, 000 acres back in the day the Howards and Seabiscuit), is just South of Willits to the West of Highway 101 in Northern California's Mendocino County.
CEO Adventist Health Grand Opening Adventist Health-Howard Memorial Hospital (2015)
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This roundtable of lodging proprietors gives insight on the tourism and travel business and their facilities in Mendocino County. Moderator, Sally Stewart, Southern Exposure Salon, Mendocino (one of the many founders of the Mendocino Film Festival) Former Exec. Director Visit Mendocino County, Scott Schneider Pam Amante, The Beachcomber Spa & Motel, Surf & Sand Lodge, and The Beach House on Pudding Creek, Fort Bragg, CA Jo Bradley, Former Owner of Dennen's Victorian House, Little River, CA Jim Hay, Mendocino Preferred Vacations Mary O'Brien, Inn Keeper, Elk Cove Inn, Elk, CA Producer/Editor Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios (formerly Out & About Media)
Spotlight Lodging in Mendocino County (Travel Roundtable 2014)
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Here you can learn a lot about vineyard management and winegrowers in Mendocino County. This is a fun contest where they give to show off their pruning skills to the public. Aubrey Rawlins, Executive Director of the Mendocino Winegrowers tells you all about this annual event. (Filmed and edited by Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios, formerly Out & About Media.) Includes comments by George Lee, Mendocino Winegrowers Dave Downey, Downey Vineyard Management Martha Barra, Barra Mendocino (Redwood Valley Vineyards) Winners & Finalists listed in the credits at the end!
Mendocino Winegrowers Pruning Contest 2014, Ukiah CA
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We hope you'll enjoy this this interview filmed in 2013 with Joyce Demits who helped create the Rose Gardens at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens and was the Co-Curator while alive. In this historical video, she talks about her passion for roses and the history of the Rose Gardens in this beautiful 40 acre coastal gardens on the Northern California Coast. Intro by Naturalist Mario Abreu, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. (Filmed and edited by Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios, then Out & About Media.) Joyce Nadine Demits passed away July 25, 2017, following a sudden illness. Born Joyce Nadine Mitchell in Ukiah, California, to Ned and Edna Mitchell of Branscomb, she was 81. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Gary Blake Demits, by 11 years 1 month and 1 day. Now she has joined her first and only true love, best friend and husband in eternal rest. She will be missed and mourned for her special giving and sharing of her knowledge and passion for beautiful gardens. Known as the Rose Lady, she touched many lives. For many years, she and her sister, Virginia Hopper, grew and sold heritage roses. Together they pioneered the Heritage Rose Group and AKA Rose Rustlers to preserve antique roses. She also belonged to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens and the Northern California Trails Council. She loved the Mendocino Coast with all the beauty of nature that surrounds us. She had a horse that shared her birthdate. Here is her obituary https://obituaries.advocate-news.com/us/obituaries/advocate-news/name/joyce-demits-obituary?pid=186377824. She was one of a kind, just like a rose.
Joyce Demits Former Curator Rose Gardens at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg, CA (2013)
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Roundtable filmed in 2014 with 8 women winemakers/vineyard owners, moderated by Heidi Cusick Dickerson, Author, Mendocino Roots & Ridges: Wine Notes from America's Greenest Wine Region. Guests Martha Barra, Barra Vineyards, Redwood Valley, CA Suzanne Janke-McConnell, Rivino Winery, Ukiah CA Deanna Starr, Co-owner, Milano Winery, Hopland, CA Stephanie Riven, Winemaker, Signal Ridge, Anderson Valley, CA Kristy Chalres, Co-Owner, Foursight Wines, Anderson Valley, CA Deb Schatzlein, Co-Owner/Winemaker, Bink Wines, Anderson Valley, CA Deborah Wallo, Co-Owner, Yorkville Cellars, Yorkville, CA Eliza Frey, Co-Owner Frey Vineyards, Redwood Valley, CA Produced & Edited by Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios (formerly Out & About Media)
Women in Wine Mendocino County (filmed in 2014)
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Roundtable shot in 2014 with several winery owners/winemakers about what Coro wine is. Show host & Moderator is John Cesano, wine columnist/judge. Maria Testa, Testa Family Vineyards Calpella, CA Hoss Milone, Winemaker, Brutocao Cellars, Hopland, CA Bob Swain, Winemaker, Parducci Vineyards, Ukiah, CA Dennis Patton, Winemaker, Golden Vineyards, Redwood Valley, CA George Phalen, Winemaker, Dunnewood Vineyards (Constellation Brands) Produced by Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios (previously Out & About Media) https://www.coromendocino.com/ Throughout California and the U.S., wines are labeled by their varietal names, providing the wine contains more than 75 percent of the stated grape variety. When the wine is a blend of various grapes, none of which constitutes a 75 percent majority, winemakers may call it by a proprietary name of their choice— even “Red Wine”—without having to list the varietals on the label. In addition, to have the region or appellation on the label, 85 percent of the wine in the bottle must come from that appellation. However, in France, Spain, and Italy, all wine labels bear the names of the districts and villages from which they come, such as Chablis (France), or Barolo (Italy), which are named after their respective districts or communes. These European appellations are also required to abide by regulations and limitations in order to do this, including being judged as representative of the region, and undergoing a “taste test” to confirm a similarity to other wines of the region. To date, there has been no U.S. equivalent to this process—until recently. Following the lead of these European appellations, several Mendocino County California winemakers formed a consortium a decade ago to create and bottle a blended wine to showcase zinfandel, considered to be the heritage varietal of Mendocino County. They decided to call the new blend “Coro,” from the Latin for “chorus.” This would be the first wine of its kind in the U.S. to set blending and aging criteria for a wine distinctive to its region. As with the European wines, the Coro Mendocino wines must follow strict rules concerning wine chemistry and barrel and bottle aging before the release of this limited case production, all of which are produced at the Parducci facility in Ukiah. Every Coro wine requires only Mendocino County grapes be used, and only from their respective estate vineyards. The participating wineries must begin with 40 to 70 percent zinfandel, which may be blended with up to nine additional varietals, in homage to the many old Italian “field blends” once produced locally. Each winemaker creates a blend that doesn’t just represent Mendocino but also their own individual style. In order to be certified, the Coro wines must pass a review by a panel of winemakers. There are four blind tastings before the wines are accepted and certified to carry the Coro Mendocino label. Once they pass, they’re bottled in a uniformly standard bottle, labeled and marked with the Coro seal. The 2011 vintage marks the 11th release for Coro Mendocino, and includes wines from eight diverse Mendocino County vintners. To celebrate it, the consortium is holding a release party on June 28 at the Little River Inn, in Mendocino County. You can find out more about the wines at coromendocino.com
Coro of Mendocino, a round table with the Wine Masters and Vineyard Owners (filmed in 2014)
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Roundtable filmed in Fort Bragg, CA (Mendocino County) in 2014 by Sea Storm Studios. ​Moderator, Then Mendocino County Sheriff, Tom Allman Cynthia Ariosta, Former Owner, Saucy Pizzaria, Ukiah, CA Dave Richards, Former Manager, Patrona Restaurant, Ukiah, CA Liz Jacobs, Wild Fish, Little River, CA Jeff Stanford, Owner The Raven's Restaurant at Stanford Inn & Resort, Mendocino, CA Nicholas Petti, Mendo Bistro & Barbelow, Fort Bragg (no longer in business) Produced/Edited by Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios (formerly Out & About Media)
Dining in Mendocino County - Spotlight on Restaurants (Roundtable recorded in 2014)
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Sizzle reel created for the 2018 Mendocino Film Festival!
Mendocino Film Festival 2018! June 1 3
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This documentary was meant to be completed in 2017, but a death in the family and the subsequent waves that caused , prevented the head Producer of the project (Leigh Anne Lindsey) from moving forward for a few years. In late 2021 to early 2022, operations are resuming and she and others are working towards completion in the coming couple of years. As Lindsey says, "It's a story of inspiration, courage, love, faith and hope which must be told for others around the world to be uplifted and encouraged. We need these kinds of stories, especially after enduring 2 years (so far) of a worldwide pandemic and social and political unrest in the U.S." Our fiscal sponsor for this film is the International Documentary Association (IDA) in Los Angeles. Please visit our page here to donate to our cause. https://www.documentary.org/project/seabiscuits-legacy Thank you! - Sea Storm Studios SeabiscuitsLegacy.com SeaStormStudios.com
Extended Trailer Seabiscuit's Legacy - Coming Soon
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Sizzle reel Sea Storm Studios created for the Mendocino Film Festival 2018.
2018 Mendocino Film Festival Trailers
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The delicate Gualala River watershed is in danger of future logging activities. The Friends of Gualala River has produced an informative short video about the challenge our river now faces and how you can help. Please enjoy it and tell your friends.
The Delicate Gualala River Watershed is in Danger of Future Logging Activities & Needs Your Help
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This promo video showcases clips from films at this year's Mendocino Film Festival where water, music, & dance play related themes in overcoming challenges to diversity & the need to fend off harmful environmental & personal threats (all films @ mendocinofilmfestival.org/films.) We start with the thriller doc "Sea of Shadows" by award-winning Dir Richard Ladkani (a Leonardo DiCaprio film) where ocean life is endangered in the Sea of Cortez. Mexican Cartel collaborate with the Chinese Mafia to ensnare a specific type of fish to fulfill Chinese food demands. Nefarious nets may lead to extinction of a type of dolphin & threatens life in the ocean & above. Next wee see music video clips from "Water is Life" by Supaman & the Black Eyed Peas who bring attention to our endangered water which sustains us all. Colorful dancing by Indigenous people leads to colorful song & dance in "A Tuba to Cuba" where a band traverses post-embargo Cuba in search of the indigenous music that gave birth to New Orleans jazz. Ms. Aretha Franklin follows in "Amazing Grace," a lost Sydney Pollack film. As the choir leaps to their feet we jump into Gay Chorus, Deep South ( Audience Award for Best Documentary @ 2019 Tribeca World Premiere, same in Switzerland!) Singing continues with the unforgettable musical collaboration of "Satan & Adam" where Jewish Ivy League graduate harmonica player Adam Gussow jams with black Mississippi blues man Sterling “Mr. Satan” Magee amidst racial tension in NY. As quickly as they were discovered, their meteoric rise gets cut short when Magee mysteriously disappears. This 23 year odyssey captures a miraculous journey of friendship, heartbreak, & the transformative power of music. Next, Pavarotti moves massive audiences with his powerful voice as we then dive into karaoke singing from "The Farewell" a heartfelt celebration that masterfully interweaves a gently humorous depiction & thoughtful exploration of how our cultural heritage does & does not travel with us when we leave our homes. Writer/director Lulu Wang expounds with wit and humor on this extended clan’s joy and sorrow. We go from a young woman's joyous face to a young Afghan girl's joyous one as she rides a bike defiantly through the streets in "Afghan Cycles" a story of human rights and struggles faced by Afghan women on a daily basis - from discrimination to abuse, to the oppressive silencing of their voices in all aspects of contemporary society. From there, we set sail with "Maiden" an inspirational story of how a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. They were opposed on all sides: male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on their failure, and potential sponsors rejected them, fearing they would die at sea & generate bad publicity. This rousing real-life adventure looks back on their excellent adventure interspersed with interviews & powerful first-hand footage shot by those on the crew. Boat scenes lead into another boat scene and clever animations from "The Shore Line" which addresses how there has never been a better time to rethink our relationship to our shorelines when 70% of the world’s coastlines are vulnerable to sea level rise. Produced by Liz Miller & a team of collaborators including documentary makers, coders, biologists, artists, engineers, students, & educators. On another boat in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest ("Guardian" by Courtney Quinn), the oldest member of a dwindling stock of stewards called “Guardians" live on boats full-time in the wilderness to monitor salmon, the crux of the economy, culture & ecosystem. Yet, environmental legislative rollbacks cripples this century-old program while paving the way for oil & natural gas. From swimming salmon to threatened gentle giant Rhinoceros in the grasslands of Africa, "Kifaru" shows how poachers & trophy hunters relentlessly hunt them for their horns, and species extinction looms for the northern white rhino. From a pointed gun to Nazi planes gunning for the "12th Man" in a breathtaking action story of heroism & a man’s unbreakable will to live after a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves 11 comrades dead. From a Swastika marked tower we see the Berlin Wall collapse in "Meeting Gorbachev." Images from "The River & The Wall" by Ben Masters (Unbranded) shines a light on how a Wall could endanger wildlife as they follow the Southern Texas border on horseback and by kayak. Editor: Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios, who is producing a feature length doc "Seabiscuit's Legacy, The Horse-Human Connection" (new website SeabiscuitsLegacy.com launching 5.16.19) with filmmaker Dr. John Osborne (dr-john.net/.) Assisted by Claudia Puig MFF Prog Dir, Kristin Suratt MFF Mktg Dir, MFF Webmaster/designer Shan Ricciardi, Dr. Osborne, Jordan Schussler, Peggy Berryhill & Susan Ruschmeyer KGUA Public Radio (KGUA.org.)
14th Annual Mendocino Film Festival 2019! 90 Seconds of Films!
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In the last quarter of 2021, Sea Storm's Producer Leigh Anne Lindsey is back in development on this feature-length, uplifting and inspirational documentary. SEABISCUIT'S LEGACY is about how this Underdog Horse continues to have a positive impact at The Home of Seabiscuit, a Small Rural Community in Northern California, where magical transformations continue between horses and humans. Just as they did in Seabiscuit's day with the Howard Family and a nation stricken by the Great Depression, so it is today in a therapeutic riding program on the ranch, a hospital the Howards helped build, and community gardens at both hospital and ranch which serve those in need. We look forward to the magic we can make happen in 2022 on this enduring story about this amazing horse and history which transformed a nation and world at large.
Seabiscuit's Legacy Coming Soon
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