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Pursuit of a Legend (2013)

2013 · Michael Shane Leighton · 84 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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Cryptozoologist, Justin Wells, and his brother, cameraman Carter Wells, had a plan: create their own television series. They had an idea: travel the country in search of the elusive Sasquatch. They had a title: Pursuit of a Legend. They even had a place to film their pilot episode: the Widjigo Woods. What they didn’t have... was a chance in hell.

A 2013 title built around found footage, Urban legend and Woods. Directed by Michael Shane Leighton.

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