Grizzly Night

Interview: Joel Johnstone on faith under fire in Grizzly Night; “Conviction was the spine of the character for me.”

In 1967, two grizzly bear attacks nine miles apart shattered the illusion that America’s national parks were a perfectly managed wilderness. Nearly six decades later, Grizzly Night revisits that harrowing evening with a human-first lens – less creature feature, more reckoning with faith, fear and fragility. Directed by first-time feature filmmaker Burke Doeren and written…

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Interview: Lauren Call on navigating roles as lead actor and producer of Grizzly Night; “It’s terrifying, but also empowering.”

Lauren Call is, in many ways, used to navigating dual roles. A fourth-generation Californian born and raised in Costa Mesa, she has been in front of cameras and on stages since she was six years old – from local and regional theatre across the state, to honing her craft at Orange County School of the…

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