Sahkanaga

Sahkanaga is a 2011 feature film written and directed by American filmmaker John Henry Summerour. The film uses the true events of the TriState Crematory incident as its setting and backdrop, though the central characters are fictional.

Sahkanaga follows the story of Paul played by Trevor Neuhoff, the son of the owner of a funeral home in rural Northwest Georgia. Paul stumbles upon a decomposing corpse near the local crematory and uncovers a scandal that shakes the foundations of his small town. As the ones entrusted with the care of the deceased, Pauls family is met with hatred and blame by their neighbors. The tragedy for Paul is complicated by his budding romance with the granddaughter of first corpse that he finds. Questions of sin, secrets, forgiveness, and faith are explored as the close community tries to recover.Many of the actors from the short film returned to participate in the feature. The entire cast was made up of local, nonprofessional talent, many of whom had little or no experience. The film was shot indays on a budget of 100,000. The filming was made possible by substantial community support and volunteers, though some locals disapproved of using the material as the subject of a film. ........

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