September Dawn (2006)


September Dawn
Release Date17 May 2007
Budget$11,000,000
US Box Office$1,000,000
TaglineThe untold story of an American tragedy.
GenreDrama, History, Romance, Western
CountryCanada
Filming LocationsAugustina Farms, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRevisionist Western, Romantic Drama
ThemesTaming the West, Religious Zealotry
TonesForceful, Grim, Reflective, Confrontational, Tense, Bittersweet
TagsBishop, Massacre, Mormon, Pioneer, Wagon Train, Westward Expansion

September Dawn is a 2007 Canadian film by Christopher Cain, released on August 24, 2007. It sets a fictional love story against a controversial historical interpretation of the Mountain Meadows massacre. During the massacre a wagon train of emigrants was attacked by a group of Mormon militiamen and members of the Paiute tribe; around 120 men, women, and children were murdered.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Brigham Young

Jonathan Samuelson

Krisinda Cain
Young Woman

Captain Fancher

Franklin E. Levinson
Captain Baker

John D. Lee

Nancy Dunlap

Jacob Samuelson

Micah Samuelson

Daniel Libman
Reverend Grant Hudson

Emily Hudson

Barbara Gates Wilson
Martha Hudson

Robert Humphries

Joseph Smith

Ron Webber
Hyrum Smith

David Trimble
Dr. Willard Richards

Gary Lauder
John Taylor

Peter Skagen
Guard #1

Chad Nobert
Guard #2

Geoff Erwin
Guard #3

Marty Antonini
Apostle

Tracey Woolsey
Jonathan's Mother

Jack Alma
Young Jonathan

Sage Woolsey
Jonathan's Sister

Morris Birdyellowhead
Chief Kanosh

Carter Burns
Little Boy

Tom Carey
Mormon Fighter

Hal Kerbes
Major Higbee

David Cowley
William Cameron

Lyle Edge
Charles

Patrick Richards
Settler

Lindsay Burns
Woman

Stacey Zurburg
Another Woman

Pete Seadon
Father

Gillian Carfra
Mother

Christy Greene
Wounded Woman

Sean Anthony Olsen
Mormon Rifleman

Lloyd Jacobson
Driver

Tyson Wiebe
Settler

Director

Christopher Cain
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Writer

Christopher Cain

Carole Whang Schutter

Producer

Christopher Cain
producer

Scott Duthie
producer

Michael Feinberg
executive producer

Wendy Hill-Tout
executive producer

Patrick Imeson
executive producer

Kevin Matossian
producer

Original Music

William Ross
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Cinematographer

Juan Ruiz Anchía

Editor

Jack Hofstra
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Casting Director

Lynn Kressel
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Jackie Lind
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Production Designer

Rick Roberts
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Art Director

Janet Lakeman
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Set Decorator

Celine Godberson
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Costume Designer

Carol Case
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Makeup Department

Brenda Boutet
second assistant hair stylist

Caroline Dehner
hair designer

Donna Fuller
assistant makeup artist

Rose Gurevitch
first assistant makeup artist

Linda Nelson
first assistant hair stylist

Samantha Rumball
special makeup effects artist

Gunther Schetterer
assistant makeup artist

Sharon Toohey
second assistant makeup artist

Barbara Zaseybida
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Linda Rogers-Ambury
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Colin Allen
trainee assistant director

Joanna Krupicz
third assistant director

Martin Pedersen
second assistant director

Andrew Price
first assistant director

Art Department

Dawn-Anne Coulson
construction buyer

Jack Crowells
greensman

Coral Dambrauskas
greens buyer

John Dambrauskas
greens coordinator

Loyola Lewis
paint foreman

John Sherrington
props

Cindy Swensen
set decoration trainee

Jordy Wihak
property master

Sound Department

David Barbee
sound effects editor

Ron Bedrosian
adr mixer

Eddie Bydalek
sound mix technician

Julio Carmona
adr recordist

Paul Flinchbaugh
digital assistant editor

Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer

Craig S. Jaeger
foley editor

Mike Markiw
boom operator

Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer

Glenn T. Morgan
supervising sound editor

James Moriana
foley artist

Myron Nettinga
sound re-recording mixer

Matthew Sordello
sound

Peter Staubli
sound effects editor, sound editor

George Tarrant
production sound mixer

Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist

Special Effects

Kelly Coe
special effects best boy

Marc Lord
special effects technician

Jason Paradis
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

Alastor Arnold
digital intermediate editor

David Rosenthal
digital film I/O supervisor

Stunts

Jim Finkbeiner
stunts

Corry Glass
stunt performer

Kristy Glass
stunts

Ron Webber
stunt actor

Camera and Electrical Department

Brigette Bennett
second assistant camera

Donovan Fraser
first assistant camera: B-Camera

Schane Godon
first assistant camera

Charles Koetke
grip

Damon Moreau
Steadicam operator

Dan Power
still photographer

Clint Silzer
dolly grip

Alison J. Stewart
best boy grip

Landin Walsh
lamp operator

Casting Department

Kimberly Hope
casting associate

Tony LaHaye
extras casting assistant

Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson
adr voice casting

Ruth Salen
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jeffrey Fayle
costume set supervisor

Katie Klingvall
extras costumer

André Ricard
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

John Daro
digital intermediate editor

Scott Duthie
digital intermediate producer

Mato
color timer

John Nicolard
digital intermediate supervisor

Mark Sadusky
first assistant editor

Walter Volpatto
digital intermediate colorist

Leroy Wolf
color timer

Music Department

Bruce Dukov
musician: violin

Steve Erdody
musician: cello

Mark Graham
music preparation

Jason Lloyd
scoring cue mixer

Peter Myles
music editor

Dean Parks
musician: guitars

Robert ToTeras
score coordinator

Windy Wagner
vocalist

James Walker
musician: flutes

Other Crew

David Benning
production assistant

Joy Bond
production coordinator

Cameron Chapman
assistant production coordinator

Shannon Corrie
production assistant

Leroy Dixon
translator: Paiute

Jesse Dodds
wrangler

Brian Dunne
assistant location manager

Lyle Edge
head wrangler

Buck Hamilton
wrangler

Steven Hanulik
trainee coordinator

Aaron Henry
publicity manager

Jay Hoffman
producer advisor

Lloyd Jacobson
wrangler

John Lacroix
production accountant

Rick Martine
wrangler

Wayne McCormack
wrangler

Kathleen McInnis
unit publicist

Kathy Ringer
trainee coordinator

Heather Roscorla
payroll accountant

Donna Serafinus
legal affairs: Voice Pictures

Clayton Smith
wrangler

Darryl Solly
location manager

Cathy Sutherland
wrangler captain

Barbara Unrau
first assistant accountant

Jenn Vincent
production assistant

adr revoicing

Thanks

Clint Bymak
special thanks

Steve Duthie
special thanks

Josef Schweighofer
special thanks

Production Company

September Dawn
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Voice Pictures
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Distributor

Black Diamond Pictures

CCV

Eagle Entertainment

Movie Bank

Slow Hand Releasing

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Angry Monkey Entertainment
production services

FotoKem Film and Video
digital intermediate

L.A. Mad Dogs
ADRLoop Group






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Films directed by Christopher Cain
Gone Fishin' (1997)
Pure Country (1992)
Rose Hill (1997)
September Dawn
The Principal (1987)
The Stone Boy (1984)
Mountain Meadows massacre
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